'kriminl
1criminal — crim|i|nal1 [ krımınl ] noun count * someone who has committed a crime: The system is designed to prevent criminals from reoffending. a convicted criminal (=one who has been judged guilty in a court of law): Convicted criminals should not profit… …
2criminalise — crim|i|nal|ise [ krımınl,aız ] a British spelling of criminalize …
3criminalize — crim|i|nal|ize [ krımınl,aız ] verb transitive 1. ) to make an activity illegal by making a new law 2. ) to state that someone is guilty of a crime when they thought they were acting legally …
4decriminalize — de|crim|i|nal|ize [ di krımınl,aız ] verb transitive to change the law so that something that was illegal becomes legal: a campaign to decriminalize the possession of marijuana ╾ de|crim|i|nal|i|za|tion [ ,dikrımınlı zeıʃn ] noun uncount …
