decriminalization

English

Alternative forms

(mainly UK) decriminalisation

Etymology

de- +‎ criminalization

Pronunciation

enPR: dēkrĭ"mĭnəlīzā'shən, IPA^(key): /diːˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/

Noun

decriminalization (uncountable)

The act of making a previously criminal activity no longer treatable as a criminal offence.

Antonyms

criminalization

Translations

making something no longer illegal

Finnish: laillistaminen (fi), dekriminalisointi (fi)
French: décriminalisation (fr) f, dépénalisation (fr) f
German: Entkriminalisierung f
Greek: αποποινικοποίηση (el) f (apopoinikopoíisi)
Japanese: 免罪 (ja) (menzai)

Portuguese: descriminalização f, legalização (pt) f
Russian: декриминализа́ция (ru) f (dekriminalizácija)
Spanish: descriminalización f
Swedish: avkriminalisering c

See also

legalisation

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