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legalization

noun

Etymology

From legalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of loyalization.

  1. learned borrowing from lēgālis
  2. formed as legalize — “legal + -ize”
  3. suffixed as legalization — “legalize + ation”

Definitions

  1. The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.

    • The hippies marched for the legalization of marijuana.

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