criminalize
verb (used with object)
to make punishable as a crime.
is criminalizing
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present progressiveof criminalize (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Thus, Tennessee probably cannot rely on a claim that it is criminalizing only legally obscene expressive conduct.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2023
“What cities are doing is criminalizing behavior, not homelessness,” said James Brooks, a program director at the National League of Cities.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2012
