criminalize

Definitions

Examples

• An excessive response could give the impression that authorities are criminalizing political views, which could worsen radicalization among right-wing groups and individuals for whom suspicion of government is a core tenet.

• Elected officials and advocates hope the latest measures including the new matrix and the city and state laws criminalizing the use of chokeholds will lead to more substantive discipline.

• If the US can't prosecute Assange, it means there won't precedent criminalizing newsgathering.

• We would be much better off seeking services in community-based behavioral health or family support programs than criminalizing this behavior.

• Public health experts interviewed for this story raised questions about criminalizing this kind of behavior and said it could potentially be dangerous if it means people spend time in jail.

• I think if people were to realize that, it would be much harder to criminalize and dismiss us.

• No, Mr. Taranto, what America wants to do is criminalize rape.

• Despite this, in March Indian parliamentarians rejected proposals to criminalize marital rape.

• Now the attempt is somehow to criminalize bureaucratic error.

• The proposed legislation arrives in tandem with another law that would effectively criminalize graffiti.