criminalise vs nix

criminalise is not a noun while nix is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
criminalise	No	No	Yes	No
nix	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, nix is a hypernym of criminalise; that is, nix is a word with a broader meaning than criminalise:

Other hypernyms of criminalise include disallow, forbid, interdict, prohibit, proscribe, veto.

criminalise (noun)	nix (noun)
	a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential

criminalise (verb)	nix (verb)
declare illegal; outlaw	command against