Synonyms for criminalization
crim·i·nal·iza·tion

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1. criminalizationnoun

   Antonyms:
   decriminalization

2. criminalizationnoun

   Antonyms:
   decriminalization

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1. criminalization, criminalisationnoun

   legislation that makes something illegal

   "the criminalization of marijuana"

   Synonyms:
   criminalisation

   Antonyms:
   decriminalisation, decriminalization

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1. • Legislation

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1. List of paraphrases for "criminalization":

   criminalisation, criminalizing, penalization, incrimination, criminality, penalisation, penalty, jeopardy, penalizing

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1. Asha Banerjee:

   The incarceration argument is especially important because in these states where abortion bans have come into play, there’s a huge criminalization aspect.

2. Yvonne Hsu:

   Folks who lack immigration papers are probably less likely to travel out of state to seek abortion care because of checkpoints and the fear of arrest, adding the additional layer of criminalization, to communities of color and immigrant communities, I think it's really having a chilling effect. And so what we've been doing is just making sure that they know these barriers already exist.

3. Elisabeth Smith:

   In a state like Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, if someone orders pills online, they are doing so outside of the laws of that state, because they have prohibited telemedicine and more states are passing laws prohibiting the possession of medication abortion, there is the risk of criminalization when people do not follow the laws of their state.

4. Elizabeth Randol:

   They're [state legislature] sort of guilty of serial over-criminalization. They continue to pass ad hoc bills that could criminalize behavior that could already be charged under the current statute, yes it's responding to a tragedy … a tragedy does not mean that there are no tools available to hold people accountable in those cases.

5. Michelle Erenberg:

   When we're talking about changing the constitution to strip people of the right to abortion, we're also really talking about what that means for survivors of rape and incest, we're also talking about what that means for... the criminalization of people who may be seeking to self-manage an abortion if they can't access a legal abortion in the state of Louisiana anymore.