Antonyms of noun decriminalisation

1 sense of decriminalisation

Sense 1
decriminalization, decriminalisation -- (legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal)
       Antonym of criminalisation (Sense 1)
      => criminalization, criminalisation -- (legislation that makes something illegal; "the criminalization of marijuana")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun decriminalisation

1 sense of decriminalisation

Sense 1
decriminalization, decriminalisation -- (legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal)
       => legislation, legislating, lawmaking -- (the act of making or enacting laws)

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