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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "excessive criminalizing",
"word": "liiallinen kriminalisointi"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "excessive criminalizing",
"word": "ylikriminalisointi"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "excessive criminalizing",
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"word": "sobrecriminalización"
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