“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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