decriminalize

English

Alternative forms

decriminalise

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈkɹɪmɪnəlaɪz/

Verb

decriminalize (third-person singular simple present decriminalizes, present participle decriminalizing, simple past and past participle decriminalized)

(transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.

Translations

to change the laws so something is no longer a crime

Finnish: laillistaa (fi), dekriminalisoida (fi)
German: entkriminalisieren (de)

Japanese: 免罪する (ja) (menzai suru)
Swedish: avkriminalisera

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