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decriminalize
[dee-krim-uh-nl-ahyz]
verb (used with object)
to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against.
to decriminalize marijuana.
decriminalize
/ 徱ːˈɪəəˌɪ /
verb
(tr) to remove (an action) from the legal category of criminal offence
to decriminalize the possession of marijuana
Other 51Թ Forms
- decriminalization noun
- ˌԲˈپDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of decriminalize1
Example Sentences
In Argyri's qualitative paper published last month, about one-fifth of participants said that legalizing or decriminalizing psychedelics would have reduced the stress and anxiety they felt about their situation.
Many cities have decriminalized psychedelics while Oregon, Colorado and, as of this month, New Mexico are beginning to roll out the country’s first pathways for patients to access them.
Although it’s unclear how each country will implement the UN mandates handed down, the ruling is a step forward for a growing reproductive rights movement working to decriminalize abortion in Latin America.
In Wisconsin, it’s decriminalized in the Democratic strongholds of Milwaukee and Madison.
On immigration: Didn’t she take office seeking to decriminalize illegal border crossings and didn’t she and Biden wait too long to deal with the border problem?
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