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Definition of Illegalize
1. Verb. Declare illegal; outlaw. "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."
Generic synonyms: Disallow, Forbid, Interdict, Nix, Prohibit, Proscribe, Veto
Specialized synonyms: Ban, Censor
Derivative terms: Crime, Outlaw, Outlawry
Antonyms: Decriminalise, Decriminalize, Legalize
Definition of Illegalize
1. v. t. To make or declare illegal or unlawful.
Definition of Illegalize
1. Verb. (nonstandard) To make illegal, to prohibit by law, to criminalize something that had previously been legal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Illegalize
1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Illegalize
Literary usage of Illegalize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The League of Nations and the New International Law by John Eugene Harley (1921)
"The provisions of Article VHI are corollary to those of Article X which illegalize
wars of conquest or external aggression, leaving the members of the ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, George Mifflin Wharton (1845)
"... and I agree with the construction which my Lord has put on the words : my mind
revolts at any other construction, which would illegalize every thing the ..."
3. Thirty Years' View: Or, A History of the Working of the American Government by Thomas Hart Benton (1858)
"... to contradict that instrument in a vital particular—to repeal the nine statutes
which they had passed in favor of foreign coin—and to illegalize the ..."
4. Author's & Printer's Dictionary: A Guide for Authors by Frederick Howard Collins (1912)
"I'll*, I shall or will; (typ.) to be close up. ill-advised/*, -ly* (hyphens').
IUe-et-Vilaine, dep. Fr. illegalize*, not -ise. ..."
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