criminalization

• Nom désignant le processus ou l'acte législatif par lequel un comportement ou une action est qualifié d'illégal et passible de sanctions pénales.

A noun referring to the process or legislation by which an act or behavior is made illegal and subject to criminal penalties.

indénombrable

1. Legislation making something illegalC1formallegal

   The process or act of making an action or behavior illegal through legislation.

   criminalisation

   • The criminalization of insider trading was a major step for financial regulation.
   • Debates continue over the criminalization of certain drugs.
   • The government is considering the criminalization of new forms of cyber fraud.

   Synonymesprohibitionproscription

   Antonymesdecriminalizationlegalization