illegalize

/ɪlˈiɡəlˌaɪz/ verb

To make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize.

Word Origin Legal comes from Latin lex 'law' — so illegal means 'not lawful.' Illegalize means 'to make something illegal.' The same root lex gives us legislate (make laws), legitimate (lawful), and privilege (private law).

verb To make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize.

The government decided to illegalize the possession of certain types of assault weapons.

(动词) 使非法化;禁止;取缔

政府决定将持有某些类型的攻击性武器定为非法。

(verbo) Hacer ilegal; prohibir por ley, penalizar.

El gobierno decidió ilegalizar la posesión de ciertos tipos de armas de asalto.

(verbe) rendre illégal; interdire; criminaliser; proscription [Rendre illégal; interdire par la loi; criminaliser.]

Le gouvernement a décidé d'**illegalize** la possession de certains types d'armes d'assaut.

(Verb) kriminalisieren; unter Strafe stellen; verbieten [Etwas durch gesetzliche Bestimmungen verbieten oder unter Strafe stellen; für rechtswidrig erklären.]

Die Regierung beschloss, den Besitz bestimmter Arten von Sturmgewehren zu **illegalize**.

(動詞) 法律で違法とすること。禁止すること、犯罪化すること。

政府は、特定の種類の攻撃用ライフルの所持を違法化することを決定した。

(verbo) criminalizar; proibir; tornar ilegal; ilegalizar [Tornar ilegal; proibir por lei, criminalizar.]

O governo decidiu ilegalizar a posse de certos tipos de armas de assalto.

Word parts: il + legal + ize

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