verb
illegalize
Illegalize (verb) means to make something against the law.
verb
1
To make something against the law.
"Only as recently as 1991 was the rape by a husband of his wife illegalised."
— Lois Bibbings, Donald Nicolson (2000)
"Although slavery had been illegalized by 1870, fundamental prejudice could not be legislated away."
— A Scott Berg, Wilson (2013)
"A 1908 Act illegalised the teagle, a particularly nasty snare of baited hooks joined by strings which was put out to attract birds during hard weather."
— David Evans, A History of Nature Conservation in Britain (2002)
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Etymology
Formed from illegal and -ize, or alternatively from il- and legalize.
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What is the meaning of illegalize?
"illegalize" (verb) means to make something against the law.
What is another word for illegalize?
Other words for "illegalize" include criminalize, illegalise, outlaw, criminalise.
What is the opposite of illegalize?
The opposite of "illegalize" is legalize.
