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“Criminalizes” or “Criminalises”

Criminalizes is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while criminalises is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “criminalizes” and 2 prefer “criminalises”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country criminalizes criminalises Preference
United States 98 2 “criminalizes”
United Kingdom 21 79 “criminalises”
India 32 68 “criminalises”
Philippines 100 0 “criminalizes”
Canada 100 0 “criminalizes”
Australia 0 0 Not enough data
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 0 0 Not enough data
New Zealand 0 0 Not enough data
Jamaica 0 0 Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 Not enough data
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

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“criminalizes”

  • …passed CL97, a law that criminalizes "cyber crimes", which it divided…
  • …2005, the Norwegian penal act criminalizes any depictions that "sexualize" children,…
  • This act criminalizes soliciting and acts of indecency…
  • The Hobbs Act criminalizes, inter alia, the obtaining of…
  • …the Internal Revenue Code that criminalizes the conduct.
  • …they are also incestuous, and criminalizes incest with 16-17 year olds…
  • 'Nepal Bill Criminalizes Religious Conversion’.
  • § 201(b), criminalizes the corrupt promise or transfer…
  • …Sri Lankan Penal Code that criminalizes same-sex sexual acts remains on…
  • …as decriminalized) Section 365 that criminalizes homosexual sex, but other laws…

“criminalises”

  • They oppose the decree-law that criminalises strikes, protests, demonstrations and sit-ins…
  • …to Engage in Prostitution - Criminalises solicitation
  • Promoting Prostitution - Criminalises owning, controlling, managing or supervising…
  • …proposed legislation (as amended) specifically criminalises Urging the overthrow of the…
  • Compelling Prostitution - Criminalises forced prostitution and child prostitution
  • This statute criminalises money laundering and imposes the…
  • The current definition of rape criminalises unacceptable social conduct that is…
  • …of the Penal Code, which criminalises sex between mutually consenting adult
  • …overturn a 1953 law that criminalises extramarital affairs and can send…
  • Abetting Prostitution - Criminalises soliciting a person to patronise…

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