overcriminalization

noun

overcriminalization

noun

Etymology From over- + criminalize + -ation.

1

Excessive criminalizing: making too many things criminal.

This short article explains how the present American overcriminalization violates biblical principles of justice.2011, Craig A. Stern, “Crimes in America: Too Much of a Good Thing”, in The Christian Lawyer:

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