Criminalize and Let

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Criminalize verb - To make or declare contrary to the law.

Usage example: wanted to criminalize an activity that the mountaineers had been engaging in for generations

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Let is an antonym for criminalize.

Let verb - To give permission to.

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Criminalize is an antonym for let.

Nearby Word: letting

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Let and Criminalize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/criminalize/let

Criminalize & Let. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/criminalize/let>.

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