decriminalise

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ criminalise.

Verb

decriminalise (third-person singular simple present decriminalises, present participle decriminalising, simple past and past participle decriminalised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of decriminalize.
   • 2016 May 28, Ben Doherty, “Nauru decriminalises homosexuality and suicide”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Nauru has reformed its criminal code, decriminalising homosexuality and suicide.

   • 2023 July 20, Sarah Johnson, “‘It’s a huge sign of progress’: the battle to decriminalise suicide”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Ghana is one of four countries to have decriminalised suicide in the past year – Malaysia, Guyana and Pakistan are the others.