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be criminalized
verb
To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
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Immigrants are not criminals and should not be criminalized.
The next question concerns the proper scope of the criminal law: what kinds of conduct should be criminalized?
If so, we might still be able to preserve some form of negative Legal Moralism, and hold that conduct that is not immoral cannot properly be criminalized; but we would need to look elsewhere for positive reasons for criminalization.
Real criminals should be dealt with severely, but not every activity should be criminalized.
"Potentially abortion will be criminalized.
People should not be criminalized for poverty.
The press and journalists shouldn't be criminalized as I have".
"We will not allow our young people to be criminalized anymore," she said.
However, as clarified above, no minor will be criminalized for any sexual activity under this bill.
While gay sex should not be criminalized, she said, gay men and lesbians should abstain.
The real issue is prudential: whether abortion should be criminalized, not whether it is wrong.
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