decriminalize
中文解釋
wordnet sense
Collocation Usage
Collins Definition
Verb
decriminalising, present participle; decriminalized, past tense; decriminalizing, present participle; decriminalises, 3rd person singular present; decriminalizes, 3rd person singular present; decriminalised, past tense; decriminalised, past participle; decriminalized, past participle;
/dēˈkriminlˌīz/,
Font size: 
decriminalising, present participle; decriminalized, past tense; decriminalizing, present participle; decriminalises, 3rd person singular present; decriminalizes, 3rd person singular present; decriminalised, past tense; decriminalised, past participle; decriminalized, past participle;
-
Cease by legislation to treat (something) as illegal
- - a battle to decriminalize drugs
Web Definitions:
- legalize: make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"
- (decriminalization) legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
- Decriminalization is the abolition of criminal penalties in relation to certain acts, perhaps retroactively, though perhaps regulated permits or fines might still apply (for contrast, see: Legalization). The reverse process is criminalization.