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Illegalize

//ɪˈliːɡəlʌɪz// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize.

    "Only as recently as 1991 was the rape by a husband of his wife illegalised."

  2. 2
    declare illegal; outlaw wordnet

Etymology

From illegal + -ize or il- + legalize.

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