criminalize
verb (used with object)
to make punishable as a crime.
was criminalizing
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past progressiveof criminalize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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What the court was really worried about in McDonnell was criminalizing routine acts of governance.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2016
