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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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In 1937, the U.S. government criminalized the use of marijuana.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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By criminalizing physician-assisted suicide, the Supreme Court has driven a criminal wedge between the dying and their doctors.
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Campaign finance reform, then, should not simply criminalize a few activities at the edges.
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Government itself was rarely the active initiator in the move to criminalize immorality.
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However, opponents charge that the new Internet regulations amount to unconstitutional censorship that would criminalize expression protected by the First Amendment.
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It's the only way they can go around harassing and criminalizing black kids and think they're doing a good job.