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decriminalize

verb
/diːˈkɹɪmɪnəlaɪz/UK

Etymology

Back-formation from decriminalization, equivalent to de- + criminalize.

  1. derived from crimen
  2. derived from criminalis
  3. derived from criminal
  4. inherited from cryminal
  5. formed as criminalize — “criminal + -ize”
  6. formed as decriminalize — “de- + criminalize”

Definitions

  1. To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.

    • The march to decriminalize drugs moved further across the nation on Tuesday despite continued federal prohibition.
    • The House of Representatives approved decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level on Friday in the first time Congress has acted on the issue.

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