criminalização
Portuguese, noun/kɾi.mi.na.li.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/
criminalização is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “criminalization, (UK) criminalisation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de criminalizar”.
What does criminalização mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecriminalization, (UK) criminalisation
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de criminalizar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of criminalização
- criminalizações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce criminalização?
- Brazil /kɾi.mi.na.li.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [kɾi.mi.na.li.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /kɾi.mi.nɐ.li.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to criminalização
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is criminalização in Portuguese?
criminalização appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).