decriminalise
ə verb (used with object), de·crim·i·nal·ized, de·crim·i·nal·iz·ing.
to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against: to decriminalize marijuana.
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| (tr) to remove (an action) from the legal category of criminal offence: to decriminalize the possession of marijuana | |
| decriminalise or decriminalise | |
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| decriminali'zation or decriminalise | |
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| decriminali'sation or decriminalise | |
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| decriminalize or decriminalise (diːˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz) | |
| —vb | |
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decriminalize
1963, "to reform a criminal," back-formation from decriminalization. Meaning "to make legal something that formerly had been illegal" was in use by 1970 (there are isolated instances back to 1867).
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