decriminalize
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) Back-formation from decriminalization, equivalent to de- + criminalize.
Pronunciation
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Verb
decriminalize (third-person singular simple present decriminalizes, present participle decriminalizing, simple past and past participle decriminalized)
- (transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.
- Synonym: legalize
- Antonym: criminalize
Derived terms
Translations
to change the laws so something is no longer a crime
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