criminalized
- past participle of criminalize.
- past tense form of criminalize.
Example Sentences
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He was also gay at a time when homosexuality was criminalized in Britain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
The document argues that prosecutors can revive the Comstock Act, a 19th-century law that criminalized the mailing of "obscene" materials, which were broadly defined to cover all of these items.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2025
Cimino asked: “Why is she criminalized for the act that he did?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
Today, the State Department has teams dedicated to advocating for LGBTQ+ rights abroad, through embassies and sometimes in countries where homosexuality is criminalized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
This sort of activity had not yet been publicized, much less criminalized.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce
