Synonyms of criminalizing

criminalizing

verb

present participle of criminalize

as in outlawing

to make or declare contrary to the law

wanted to criminalize an activity that the mountaineers had been engaging in for generations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outlawing
• banning
• prohibiting
• illegalizing
• forbidding
• proscribing
• enjoining
• interdicting
• barring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• legalizing
• permitting
• letting
• allowing
• suffering
• decriminalizing
• approving
• endorsing
• sanctioning
• indorsing