Felonization
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Felonization is a noun meaning The act of criminalizing an act as a felony.
Meaning
The act of criminalizing an act as a felony.
More Meanings
- The act of making somebody into a felon.
Example Sentences
[…] felonization of nonviolent offenses has required extensive new construction of prisons, which involves large government contracts with private companies.
The Department of Justice should cease the mass “felonization” of thousands undocumented workers across the U.S. It's wrong to prosecute hard working, otherwise law abiding undocumented immigrants […]
With the felonization of software infringement, the hoped-for enforcement activity has been realized, with a number of software piracy prosecutions having been initiated since the legislation was enacted.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include criminalization, criminalisation, committal, criminality, illegalization, penalization.
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