Decriminali'zation
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decriminalize or decriminalise (diːˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to remove (an action) from the legal category of criminal offence: to decriminalize the possession of marijuana | |
| decriminalise or decriminalise | |
| —vb | |
| decriminali'zation or decriminalise | |
| —n | |
| decriminali'sation or decriminalise | |
| —n | |
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Decriminali'zation
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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