Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overcriminalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-crim-i-nal-iza-tion
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive criminalizing: making too many things criminal.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This short article explains how the present American overcriminalization violates biblical principles of justice."

Etymology

From over- + criminalize + -ation.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

overcriminalisation (alternative)

Antonyms

undercriminalization

Questions

What does overcriminalization mean?: Excessive criminalizing: making too many things criminal.
Where does overcriminalization come from?: From over- + criminalize + -ation.

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