verb (v)

• treat as a criminal(verb.social)

  source: wordnet30
• declare illegal; outlaw(verb.social)

  Example:
  Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S..
  

  Synonym:
  criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw
  Antonym:
  decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize
  

  source: wordnet30