Overcriminalization
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Excessive criminalizing: making too many things criminal. uncountable
"This short article explains how the present American overcriminalization violates biblical principles of justice."
Example
More examples"This short article explains how the present American overcriminalization violates biblical principles of justice."
Etymology
From over- + criminalize + -ation.