criminalizes
- present tense form of criminalize (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Approximately 45 states, including New Jersey, have passed legislation that criminalizes AI-generated or modified images of this kind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
And she directed officers to “fully enforce” a measure that criminalizes “unlawful” demonstrations, evidently in response to District residents protesting federal enforcement actions.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025
It criminalizes the destruction of evidence - like records or documents.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2024
He was convicted under a law that criminalizes the filing of retaliatory liens against the property of “any officer or employee of the United States.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Texas also criminalizes the exploitation of children and the elderly, defined as illegal or improperly using someone for monetary or personal benefit.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2023
