Definition of "criminalizes" [criminalizes]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of criminalize. (verb)

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• "The term criminalizes the person rather than the actual act of illegally entering or residing in the United States without federal documents."
• "It kind of criminalizes being jobless, just like over the past 20 years or so we've criminalized being homeless."
• "Mexican President Felipe Calderón on Monday said the measure "criminalizes" the largely social and economic phenomenon of migration."