becriming

/bɪˈkraɪmɪŋ/
verb
  1. The act of making something into a crime or treating it as criminal.
    • Activists argue that the government is becriming homelessness instead of offering help.
    • The new law is becriming minor offenses that were once just fines.
    • Becriming petty theft with harsh penalties has not reduced the crime rate.
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