defelonize
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From de- + felon + -ize, apparently on the model of decriminalize.
Verb[edit]
defelonize (third-person singular simple present defelonizes, present participle defelonizing, simple past and past participle defelonized)
- (transitive) To reduce the status of (a crime) such that it is no longer a felony.