“Criminalizing” or “Criminalising”

Language

Criminalizing and criminalising are both English terms.

Usage

Criminalizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while criminalising 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
criminalizing	98	15	29	100	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
criminalising	2	85	71	0	10	100	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "criminalizing" over "criminalising" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "criminalising" over "criminalizing".
• In India, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "criminalising" over "criminalizing".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "criminalizing" over "criminalising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "criminalizing" over "criminalising" (90 to 10).
• In Australia, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "criminalising" over "criminalizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalizing" and "criminalising".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalizing" and "criminalising".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalizing" and "criminalising".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalizing" and "criminalising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalizing" and "criminalising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalizing" and "criminalising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use criminalizing or criminalising with sample sentences.

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