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crimmigration law

crimmigration law

9.9
Law about how criminal acts affect a person's right to stay in a country
  • noun
  • /ˌkrɪmɪˈɡreɪʃən lɔ/
  • Specialized
: ley de crimmigración
  • Advocates argue that changes to crimmigration law could protect vulnerable communities from unjust deportations.

Examples

  • Lawyers specializing in crimmigration law must stay informed about both criminal and immigration statutes.

  • The new policy represents a major shift in crimmigration law across the country.

  • Many lawyers specialize in crimmigration law.

  • The new crimmigration law has sparked debate.

  • Advocates argue that changes to crimmigration law could protect vulnerable communities from unjust deportations.

  • Lawyers specializing in crimmigration law must stay informed about both criminal and immigration statutes.

  • The new policy represents a major shift in crimmigration law across the country.

Surface Forms

crimmigration law singular
crimmigration laws plural

Morphology

crimmigration + law

The headword is a blend of criminal/crime + immigration and combined with 'law' the overall idea (law at the intersection of criminal and immigration matters) is inferable from the constituents. However, 'crimmigration' is a specialized, coined legal blend that may not be immediately recognizable or analyzable by a B1 learner, so the relation is only partially predictable.

Etymology

Crimmigration law comes from joining criminal and immigration, creating a short word that shows the two areas of law are mixed. So it means the part of law where 'criminal' problems can change someone's 'immigration' status.