This is the 9279th most frequent French word.
criminalisée
Made illegal or outlawed.
Here, 'criminalisé' highlights the legal prohibition imposed on specific acts, demonstrating its use in historical or legal contexts.
Elle s'opposait aux lois qui avaient criminalisé les actes d'expression artistique.
She opposed the laws that had criminalized acts of artistic expression.
In this sentence, 'criminalisée' refers to the treatment of ideas as illegal, showcasing its metaphorical usage to indicate restriction.
Dans cette époque, même les idées controversées étaient criminalisées.
In that era, even controversial ideas were criminalized.
Here, 'criminalisée' is used to describe the official action of deeming the act of consuming certain substances as illegal.