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“Criminalized” or “Criminalised”

Language

Criminalized and criminalised are both English terms.

Usage

Criminalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while criminalised is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
criminalized 98 21 44 100 100 22 0 0 0 100 0 0
criminalised 2 79 56 0 0 78 0 0 100 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "criminalized" over "criminalised" (98 to 2).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "criminalised" over "criminalized".
  • In India, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "criminalised" over "criminalized".
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "criminalized" over "criminalised" (100 to 0).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "criminalized" over "criminalised" (100 to 0).
  • In Australia, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "criminalised" over "criminalized".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalized" and "criminalised".
  • In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalized" and "criminalised".
  • In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "criminalised" over "criminalized".
  • In Jamaica, there is a preference for "criminalized" over "criminalised" (100 to 0).
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalized" and "criminalised".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalized" and "criminalised".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use criminalized or criminalised with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “criminalized”

  • the Imperial Penal Code, which criminalized "coitus-like" acts between males, and
  • many states, anti-miscegenation laws also criminalized cohabitation and sex between whites
  • commitment to fight for other criminalized survivors of domestic violence.
  • a 1990 voter initiative that criminalized possession of all amounts of
  • Muslim and Russian Orthodox, and criminalized unregistered religious activity, presidential decrees
  • upheld a state law that criminalized homosexuality in the case of
  • consent from 13 to 16, criminalized marital rape and sexual harassment,
  • positions, and thus SPK was criminalized as part of a political
  • protected, her similar work was criminalized.
  • 1965, the US government fully criminalized LSD in 1968, after which

Examples of “criminalised”

  • However, Article 359(1) criminalised those who made "public display
  • Justice and Immigration Act 2008 criminalised the possession of some forms
  • Irish Seanad which would have criminalised the purchase of goods and
  • contrast, adult lesbianism was never criminalised.
  • the clients of prostitutes are criminalised by Article 1821 of the
  • promises are not in general criminalised, for example.
  • Portuguese was banned, and even criminalised with the death penalty and
  • and child prostitution are not criminalised.
  • mid-sixteenth century they were increasingly criminalised, with statutes allowing them to
  • At first this criminalised sexual relations and marriage only


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