criminalization

NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

criminalization is a valid 15-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3R1I1M3I1N1A1L1I1Z10A1T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING

What does criminalization mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Legislation that makes something illegal.

“the criminalization of marijuana”