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criminalise vs prohibit

prohibit vs criminalise

criminalise and prohibit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
criminalise No No Yes No
prohibit No No Yes No
As verbs, prohibit is a hypernym of criminalise; that is, prohibit is a word with a broader meaning than criminalise:
  • criminalise: declare illegal; outlaw
  • prohibit: command against
Other hypernyms of criminalise include disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, proscribe, veto.
criminalise (verb) prohibit (verb)
declare illegal; outlaw command against
Difference between criminalise and prohibit

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