overcriminalization

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Etymology

From over- +‎ criminalize +‎ -ation.

Noun

overcriminalization (uncountable)

  1. Excessive criminalizing: making too many things criminal.
    Antonym: undercriminalization
    • 2011, Craig A. Stern, “Crimes in America: Too Much of a Good Thing”, in The Christian Lawyer‎[1]:
      This short article explains how the present American overcriminalization violates biblical principles of justice.

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