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decriminalize
de·crim·i·nal·ize D0082300 (dē-krĭm′ə-nə-līz′)tr.v. de·crim·i·nal·ized, de·crim·i·nal·iz·ing, de·crim·i·nal·iz·es To reduce or abolish criminal penalties for: decriminalize the use of marijuana.
de·crim′i·nal·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.decriminalize (diːˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz) or decriminalisevb (Law) (tr) to remove (an action) from the legal category of criminal offence: to decriminalize the possession of marijuana. ˌdecriminaliˈzation, ˌdecriminaliˈsation nde•crim•i•nal•ize (diˈkrɪm ə nlˌaɪz)
v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. to eliminate criminal penalties for: to decriminalize marijuana. [1965–70, Amer.] de•crim`i•nal•i•za′tion, n. decriminalize
Past participle: decriminalized
Gerund: decriminalizing
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| I decriminalize | | you decriminalize | | he/she/it decriminalizes | | we decriminalize | | you decriminalize | | they decriminalize |
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| I decriminalized | | you decriminalized | | he/she/it decriminalized | | we decriminalized | | you decriminalized | | they decriminalized |
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| I am decriminalizing | | you are decriminalizing | | he/she/it is decriminalizing | | we are decriminalizing | | you are decriminalizing | | they are decriminalizing |
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| I have decriminalized | | you have decriminalized | | he/she/it has decriminalized | | we have decriminalized | | you have decriminalized | | they have decriminalized |
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| I was decriminalizing | | you were decriminalizing | | he/she/it was decriminalizing | | we were decriminalizing | | you were decriminalizing | | they were decriminalizing |
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| I had decriminalized | | you had decriminalized | | he/she/it had decriminalized | | we had decriminalized | | you had decriminalized | | they had decriminalized |
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| I will decriminalize | | you will decriminalize | | he/she/it will decriminalize | | we will decriminalize | | you will decriminalize | | they will decriminalize |
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| I will have decriminalized | | you will have decriminalized | | he/she/it will have decriminalized | | we will have decriminalized | | you will have decriminalized | | they will have decriminalized |
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| I will be decriminalizing | | you will be decriminalizing | | he/she/it will be decriminalizing | | we will be decriminalizing | | you will be decriminalizing | | they will be decriminalizing |
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| I have been decriminalizing | | you have been decriminalizing | | he/she/it has been decriminalizing | | we have been decriminalizing | | you have been decriminalizing | | they have been decriminalizing |
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| I will have been decriminalizing | | you will have been decriminalizing | | he/she/it will have been decriminalizing | | we will have been decriminalizing | | you will have been decriminalizing | | they will have been decriminalizing |
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| I had been decriminalizing | | you had been decriminalizing | | he/she/it had been decriminalizing | | we had been decriminalizing | | you had been decriminalizing | | they had been decriminalizing |
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| I would decriminalize | | you would decriminalize | | he/she/it would decriminalize | | we would decriminalize | | you would decriminalize | | they would decriminalize |
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| I would have decriminalized | | you would have decriminalized | | he/she/it would have decriminalized | | we would have decriminalized | | you would have decriminalized | | they would have decriminalized |
decriminalizeTo declare that something that has been against the law is no longer considered a crime.Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | decriminalize - make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"decriminalise, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimizecountenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"monetise, monetize - give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country; "They monetized the lira"criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." |
TranslationsLegalSeedecriminalizationFinancialSeeDecriminalizationdecriminalize
Synonyms for decriminalizeverb make legalSynonyms- decriminalise
- legalise
- legalize
- legitimate
- legitimatise
- legitimatize
- legitimise
- legitimize
Related Words- countenance
- permit
- allow
- let
- monetise
- monetize
Antonyms- criminalise
- illegalise
- illegalize
- outlaw
- criminalize
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