in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 criminalise
- VERB 使不合法;使非法
If a government criminalizes an action or person, it officially declares that the action or the person's behaviour is illegal.
- There is no move to criminalise alcohol.
没有采取禁酒措施。 - ...a deliberate campaign to criminalise members of the former government.
蓄意给前政府成员定罪的运动