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de·crim·i·nal·ize
(dē-krĭm′ə-nə-līz′)tr.v. de·crim·i·nal·ized, de·crim·i·nal·iz·ing, de·crim·i·nal·iz·es
To reduce or abolish criminal penalties for: decriminalize the use of marijuana.
de·crim′i·nal·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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decriminalize
(diːˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz) ordecriminalise
vb
(Law) (tr) to remove (an action) from the legal category of criminal offence: to decriminalize the possession of marijuana.
ˌdecriminaliˈzation, ˌdecriminaliˈsation n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
de•crim•i•nal•ize
(diˈkrɪm ə nlˌaɪz)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to eliminate criminal penalties for: to decriminalize marijuana.
[1965–70, Amer.]
de•crim`i•nal•i•za′tion, n.
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decriminalize
Past participle: decriminalized
Gerund: decriminalizing
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| I decriminalized |
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| I had decriminalized |
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| I will decriminalize |
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| I will have decriminalized |
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| I will be decriminalizing |
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| I had been decriminalizing |
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
decriminalize
To declare that something that has been against the law is no longer considered a crime.
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Verb 1. decriminalize - make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"
countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
monetise, monetize - give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country; "They monetized the lira"
criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
decriminalize
[diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz] decriminalise (British) vt [+ cannabis, drugs, homosexuality, prostitution] → dépénaliserProstitution should be decriminalized → La prostitution devrait être dépénalisée.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
decriminalize
vt → entkriminalisieren
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