Sentence examples for effectively criminalized from inspiring English sources
The government "effectively criminalized" medical care to the opposition in antiterrorism laws introduced in July 2012, but long before then, in the early days of protests against the government, security forces had cracked down on medical personnel who provided treatment to demonstrators, the investigators said.
The order effectively criminalized people based on their ethnicity and national origin.
In August 1937, Congress effectively criminalized the possession of marijuana with the passage of the Marihuana Tax Act.
Tensions have flared in recent months over France's new "burqa ban," which effectively criminalized full face veils.
In some states, such as Alabama and Florida, polyamory is effectively criminalized through anti-adultery and anti-bigamy laws.
In July , 2012 the regime enacted a new terrorism law, making it an offense to fail to report anti-government activity; according to the U.N. commission, this "effectively criminalized medical aid to the opposition".
What Opponents Say It Could Mean For Women: Those who oppose the bill say that by changing the definition of personhood in Colorado's criminal code, the amendment could effectively criminalize abortion.
Mr. Fox supports a bill protecting life from conception to natural death, which would effectively criminalize all forms of abortion, including cases of rape or incest.
It includes heavy penalties for those who download or produce pornography — which critics say is defined so broadly that it could effectively criminalize many of Indonesia's diverse non-Islamic cultures.
When the Supreme Court of India ruled on Wednesday that it would reverse the decision of a lower court and uphold the constitutionality of a law that effectively criminalizes homosexuality, there was widespread shock.
The renewed legal fight comes as draft legislation that would effectively criminalize strong encryption met with fervent condemnation by privacy and cybersecurity experts, including a leading US senator on the intelligence committee from which the legislation will emerge.
