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criminalise

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Verb1.criminalise - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."
illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize
nix, prohibit, proscribe, disallow, forbid, interdict, veto - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
ban, censor - forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize - make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"


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Youth organisations are waiting to see OS2 in operation before passing judgment but one problem with such schemes is that they criminalise youth behaviour.
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