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decriminalize
[ dee-krim-uh-nl-ahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against:
to decriminalize marijuana.
decriminalize
/ 徱ːˈɪəəˌɪ /
verb
- tr to remove (an action) from the legal category of criminal offence
to decriminalize the possession of marijuana
Derived Forms
- ˌԲˈپDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·i·Բ··tDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of decriminalize1
Example Sentences
Although it’s unclear how each country will implement the UN mandates handed down, the ruling is a step forward for a growing reproductive rights movement working to decriminalize abortion in Latin America.
In Wisconsin, it’s decriminalized in the Democratic strongholds of Milwaukee and Madison.
On immigration: Didn’t she take office seeking to decriminalize illegal border crossings and didn’t she and Biden wait too long to deal with the border problem?
Yet as more and more states vote to decriminalize cannabis while medical access has expanded to 38 states, other data suggests pregnant people are increasingly being prosecuted for using the drug in pregnancy.
Scotland currently suffers the worst overdose crisis in Europe, and the Scottish government has been pushing for reform, including decriminalizing personal quantities, providing safe consumption spaces and widening access to naloxone.
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