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Kelsey
Kelsey asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 7 years ago

is ilegalization a word?

I'm using it like this: "The ilegalization of cigarettes"

If not is there another word like it that I could use instead?? Thanks.

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  • webjnke1
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
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    outlawing

  • el domingo got suspended for no
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    Criminalization.

  • curtisports2
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Illegalization is a word, but it is one of those words that 'doesn't sound right' to some people. 'Banning' and 'outlawing' say the same thing in fewer syllables.

  • ?
    7 years ago

    Perhaps "Criminalizing cigarettes"

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  • Nexus
    7 years ago

    I think so, not a native English speaker though.

  • Nelson
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    illegalizing is not a word. You mean "decriminalizing".

  • Prasad
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    illegalization

    http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/illegalization

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