Criminalizable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being criminalized.

    "Farmer highlights the fact that the reasons why causing offence is (or is not) deemed criminalizable are often historically specific, and follows Duff in counselling against attempts to ground criminalization in some 'master principle'[…]"

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"Farmer highlights the fact that the reasons why causing offence is (or is not) deemed criminalizable are often historically specific, and follows Duff in counselling against attempts to ground criminalization in some 'master principle'[…]"

Etymology

From criminalize + -able.

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