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Criminalisation Definition & Meaning

criminalisation
noun
  1. legislation that makes something illegal; "the criminalization of marijuana"

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What does criminalisation mean?
legislation that makes something illegal; "the criminalization of marijuana"
What part of speech is criminalisation?
Criminalisation is a noun.

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