defelonize

verb

Etymology

From de- + felon + -ize, apparently on the model of decriminalize.

  1. derived from fellō
  2. derived from felon — “bad, evil, immoral
  3. inherited from feloun
  4. formed as defelonize — “de- + felon + -ize

Definitions

  1. To reduce the status of (a crime) such that it is no longer a felony.

    • His solution, however, was not to reform sentencing laws or decriminalize or defelonize nonviolent crimes, […]

The neighborhood

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