how to pronounce criminalization

/ˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈɛɪʃən/

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criminalization is pronounced in six syllables

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An example use of criminalization in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… that people face criminalization if they …”

meanings of criminalization

noun:

The act of turning someone into a criminal by making their activities illegal.
The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.

criminalization frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word criminalization occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics criminalization can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that criminalization can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;