Illegalization

Full definition of illegalization

Noun

1. The act or process of illegalizing.
• 2008, May 4, Benedict Carey, A Psychedelic ‘Problem Child’ Comes Full Circle, “Once the drug illegalization crowd gets hold of it, that’s that,” said Alexander Shulgin, a former Dow chemist who discovered the effects of MDMA, or ecstasy, which has also been made a controlled substance.