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单词 legalize
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Definition of legalize in English:

legalize

(British legalise)
verb ˈliːɡ(ə)lʌɪzˈliɡəˌlaɪz
[with object]
  • Make (something that was previously illegal) permissible by law.

    the Swiss parliament legalized cannabis
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's time to fix the bankruptcy law that has legalized the corporate robbery of workers.
    • Alaska's ballot measure attempts to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and older.
    • Two years later, the government introduced another measure legalizing civil marriage.
    • Having a marriage certificate legalises the partnership, but it doesn't guarantee happiness either for the couple or their children.
    • For less than a year it was legalised by statute in the Northern Territory of Australia.
    • And if you legalize it you can regulate it and get it out of the hands of organized crime.
    • In my opinion if prostitution is legalised and they are accepted into the community hundreds of lives could be saved.
    • At least if marijuana is legalized it can be regulated.
    • In Nevada a measure that would have legalized possession of up to three ounces of the drug failed to gain the support it needed.
    • When the movement to legalize abortion began, advocates talked about the human costs of prohibition.
    • But in terms of individual possession there have been frequent calls for cannabis to be legalized.
    • Dr Anthony offered no statistics whatsoever to justify the government's determination to legalize certain abortions.
    • Arkansans defeated the plan to create a state lottery and legalize casino gambling in six counties.
    • However, it was decided the owner of the signboard will be forced to remove the structure as there is no official authorization document that legalizes its status.
    • So, should prostitution be legalised, decriminalised or are things best the way they are at the moment?
    • The county had a vote on whether to continue to allow legalized prostitution, or to ban it.
    • The bill legalises perjury, and that is something we find to be offensive.
    • Changing the legislation to legalise a practice that had been illegally in operation for some time was sensible.
    • The country, now called the State of Mongolia, adopted a new democratic constitution, which legalized private ownership.
    • The Spanish government has approved a draft law which will legalise homosexual marriages.
    Synonyms
    make legal, decriminalize, legitimize, legitimatize, legitimate, validate, ratify, permit, allow, admit, accept, authorize, sanction, warrant, license, approve, countenance, pronounce lawful, give the stamp of approval to
    regularize, regulate, normalize
    informal OK, give the go-ahead to, give the thumbs up to, give the OK to, give the green light to, say the word, give one's blessing to
 
 

Definition of legalize in US English:

legalize

(British legalise)
verbˈliɡəˌlaɪzˈlēɡəˌlīz
[with object]
  • Make (something that was previously illegal) permissible by law.

    a measure legalizing gambling in Deadwood
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dr Anthony offered no statistics whatsoever to justify the government's determination to legalize certain abortions.
    • In Nevada a measure that would have legalized possession of up to three ounces of the drug failed to gain the support it needed.
    • Having a marriage certificate legalises the partnership, but it doesn't guarantee happiness either for the couple or their children.
    • In my opinion if prostitution is legalised and they are accepted into the community hundreds of lives could be saved.
    • But in terms of individual possession there have been frequent calls for cannabis to be legalized.
    • Changing the legislation to legalise a practice that had been illegally in operation for some time was sensible.
    • Alaska's ballot measure attempts to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and older.
    • Two years later, the government introduced another measure legalizing civil marriage.
    • So, should prostitution be legalised, decriminalised or are things best the way they are at the moment?
    • However, it was decided the owner of the signboard will be forced to remove the structure as there is no official authorization document that legalizes its status.
    • The country, now called the State of Mongolia, adopted a new democratic constitution, which legalized private ownership.
    • The county had a vote on whether to continue to allow legalized prostitution, or to ban it.
    • Arkansans defeated the plan to create a state lottery and legalize casino gambling in six counties.
    • At least if marijuana is legalized it can be regulated.
    • When the movement to legalize abortion began, advocates talked about the human costs of prohibition.
    • It's time to fix the bankruptcy law that has legalized the corporate robbery of workers.
    • The Spanish government has approved a draft law which will legalise homosexual marriages.
    • And if you legalize it you can regulate it and get it out of the hands of organized crime.
    • For less than a year it was legalised by statute in the Northern Territory of Australia.
    • The bill legalises perjury, and that is something we find to be offensive.
    Synonyms
    make legal, decriminalize, legitimize, legitimatize, legitimate, validate, ratify, permit, allow, admit, accept, authorize, sanction, warrant, license, approve, countenance, pronounce lawful, give the stamp of approval to
 
 
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