"criminalise" meaning in All languages combined

See criminalise on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: criminalises [present, singular, third-person], criminalising [participle, present], criminalised [participle, past], criminalised [past]
Etymology: From criminal + -ise. Etymology templates: {{af|en|criminal|-ise}} criminal + -ise Head templates: {{en-verb}} criminalise (third-person singular simple present criminalises, present participle criminalising, simple past and past participle criminalised)
  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of criminalize. Tags: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: criminalize
    Sense id: en-criminalise-en-verb-hkQfs5Kx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ise, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 71 23 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 31 5

Verb [French]

Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} criminalise
  1. inflection of criminaliser:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: criminaliser
    Sense id: en-criminalise-fr-verb-W7LDtlpN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
  2. inflection of criminaliser:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: criminaliser
    Sense id: en-criminalise-fr-verb-X9S1OMhH

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2022 August 21, Rebecca Ratcliffe, “Singapore to repeal law that criminalises sex between men”, in The Guardian:",
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          "ref": "2023 October 22, The Observer, “The Observer view on gender dysphoria: criminalising therapy poses risk to children’s welfare”, in The Guardian:",
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      "homophone": "criminalises"
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