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How to pronounce “criminalization”
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Pronunciation guide for criminalization
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of criminalization with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How to Build Democracy — in an Authoritarian Country
we tried to stop the violent criminalization of homelessness
- Definition summary
- The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce criminalization
How to Build Democracy — in an Authoritarian Country

we tried to stop the violent criminalization of homelessness
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “criminalization”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.
- The act of turning someone into a criminal by making their activities illegal.
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