Only as recently as 1991 was the rape by a husband of his wife illegalised.
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Illegalize
//ɪˈliːɡəlʌɪz//
Synonyms for "illegalize" (6 found)
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Verb(2 words)
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Verb(2 words)
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10 translations across 9 languages.
Asturian
1 entries- illegalizar verb (Translations)
Catalan
1 entries- il·legalitzar verb (Translations)
French
1 entries- illégaliser verb (Translations)
Galician
1 entries- ilegalizar verb (Translations)
German
1 entries- illegalisieren verb (Translations)
Italian
1 entries- illegalizzare verb (Translations)
Japanese
2 entries- 不法化させる verb (Translations)
- 不法化する verb (Translations)
Portuguese
1 entries- ilegalizar verb (Translations)
Spanish
1 entries- ilegalizar verb (Translations)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
A 1908 Act illegalised the teagle, a particularly nasty snare of baited hooks joined by strings which was put out to attract birds during hard weather.
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Although slavery had been illegalized by 1870, fundamental prejudice could not be legislated away.
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