overcriminalization
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From over- + criminalize + -ation.
Noun[edit]
overcriminalization (uncountable)
- Excessive criminalizing: making too many things criminal.
- Antonym: undercriminalization
- 2011, Craig A. Stern, “Crimes in America: Too Much of a Good Thing”, in The Christian Lawyer[1]:
- This short article explains how the present American overcriminalization violates biblical principles of justice.
Translations[edit]
excessive criminalizing
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