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felonization

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of criminalizing an act as a felony.

    • […] felonization of nonviolent offenses has required extensive new construction of prisons, which involves large government contracts with private companies.
    • With the felonization of software infringement, the hoped-for enforcement activity has been realized, with a number of software piracy prosecutions having been initiated since the legislation was enacted.

  2. The act of making somebody into a felon.

    • The Department of Justice should cease the mass “felonization” of thousands undocumented workers across the U.S. It's wrong to prosecute hard working, otherwise law abiding undocumented immigrants […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA