English

Alternative forms

• criminalise (chiefly British)

Verb

criminalize ‎(third-person singular simple present criminalizes, present participle criminalizing, simple past and past participle criminalized)

1. (transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.

Derived terms

• decriminalize
• recriminalize

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

criminalize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of criminalizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of criminalizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of criminalizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of criminalizar