Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

criminalisation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
crim-i-nal-i-sa-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of criminalization.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From criminal + -isation or criminalise + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

criminalisations (plural)

Derived Forms

decriminalisation recriminalisation

Synonyms

criminalization

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

What does criminalisation mean?
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of criminalization.
Where does criminalisation come from?
From criminal + -isation or criminalise + -ation.

How to pronounce criminalisation

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