Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: criminalize

Synonyms:

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Antonyms:

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Contributing to this issue are current zero-tolerance policies enforced in schools that criminalize minor infractions of school rules, by suspending or expelling students.

Source: https://sacobserver.com/2023/03/life-and-death-when-police-criminalize-young-black-men/

I cannot stand by while Trudeau’s Liberal government puts forward legislation to criminalize thousands of Canadians for no justified reason.

Source: https://bowislandcommentator.com/letters/2023/01/31/foothills-mp-has-sights-set-on-target-issues/

I find it particularly ironic that latter-day progressives in Massachusetts, California, and other blue states were among the first to push for legalization, given that their Progressive forefathers were also the first to criminalize weed.

Source: https://valleyadvocate.com/2023/10/27/from-deviant-to-decriminalized-the-surprising-progressive-roots-of-the-war-on-drugs/

I'm not sure I really want to to know, but what inspired Maryland to criminalize oral sex with animals?

Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12756578?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark

“Just as the state may not criminalize the state of being homeless in public places,” Berzon wrote, “the state may not criminalize conduct that is an unavoidable consequence of being homeless — namely sitting, lying or sleeping on the streets.”

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/aug/23/high-court-urged-to-weigh-right-to-camp-in-public/

“Just as the state may not criminalize the state of being homeless in public places,” Berzon wrote, “the state may not criminalize conduct that is an unavoidable consequence of being homeless — namely sitting, lying or sleeping on the streets.”

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/aug/23/high-court-urged-to-weigh-right-to-camp-in-public/

Or her support for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, a bill that would criminalize doctors for failing to provide medical care in the extremely rare event that a fetus survived an attempted abortion.

Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/04/after-finding-that-voters-hate-their-abortion-policies-the-gop-floats-a-new-plan-nullification/

Texas’ state leaders have moved to criminalize homelessness with “catastrophic consequences,” Mollica said.

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/03/13/denver-mayor-election-homelessness/

The authorities should repeal the country’s colonial-era laws that criminalize consensual same-sex conduct and pass comprehensive civil legislation prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/07/20/saint-vincent-and-grenadines-lgbt-people-face-bias

The bill would not criminalize teachers or state employees.

Source: https://drgnews.com/2023/03/23/north-dakota-house-passes-school-gender-pronoun-prohibition/

The Online Safety Bill originally aimed to criminalize content that encourages self-harm on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Source: https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/hashtag-trending-apr-19th-southwest-airlines-grounded-again-reddit-to-charge-for-access-to-its-api-whatsapp-signal-and-more-apps-threaten-to-shut-down-in-uk/536805

The White House has last week’s passage of a bill that would further criminalize homosexuality and LGBTQ and intersex people in Uganda.

Source: https://thegavoice.com/news/national/bill-would-require-us-foreign-policy-to-promote-lgbtq-intersex-rights/

This is an illegitimate attempt to criminalize Trump’s post-election statements when no law had done so, all so Democrats can have a mulligan on their failed second impeachment.

Source: https://patriotpost.us/articles/99355-another-indictment-helps-trump-2023-08-02

This kind of surveillance, and using technology to monitor and criminalize people, is not new.

Source: https://collider.com/class-of-09-kate-mara-sepideh-moafi-brian-j-smith-interview/

“We don’t support any law that would criminalize the woman, because the focus is on the provider, on the physician,” she said.

Source: https://truthout.org/articles/oklahoma-bill-signals-growing-push-to-prosecute-people-who-have-abortions/

Yet, Republicans in Congress and across the country continue to push for a national abortion ban, to criminalize doctors and nurses, and to make contraception harder to access.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5422918/abortion-at-crossroads-after-midterms-with-focus-on-states/