illegatization
Definition
Illegatization (noun)
- The process of making something illegal or contrary to law; the act of rendering a practice, action, or status unlawful.
Usage Examples
- (The act of making those drugs illegal.)
- (The process of making slavery unlawful.)
- (The official declaration that gambling is against the law.)
Advanced Usage
- "The illegatization of a formerly accepted practice": Refers to when a common activity is made illegal by new legislation.
- The illegatization of public smoking in many cities has improved air quality. (The law that made smoking in public spaces illegal.)
Variants and Related Words
- Illegatize (verb): to make illegal.
- The committee voted to illegatize the use of plastic bags. (To declare plastic bags unlawful.)
- Illegality (noun): the state or quality of being illegal.
- The illegality of the transaction was confirmed by the court. (The fact that it violated the law.)
- Illegal (adj): forbidden by law.
- Possessing this substance is illegal. (Against the law.)
Synonyms
- Criminalization: the act of making an activity a crime.
- Prohibition: the action of forbidding something by law.
- Outlawing: the process of declaring something unlawful.
Related Idioms
- "To be on the wrong side of the law": to engage in illegal activities.
- After the illegatization of his business, he found himself on the wrong side of the law. (He was now involved in unlawful actions.)
Phrasal Verbs
- Clamp down on: to take strict action to prevent something (often used in contexts of illegatization).
- The authorities clamped down on illegal gambling after its illegatization. (They enforced the new laws strictly.)
Related Idioms (Additional)
- "To make a crime of": to declare something a criminal offense.
- The state made a crime of jaywalking through its illegatization. (They turned jaywalking into an illegal act.)