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Definition of decriminalize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

decriminalize

verb

NAmE//ˌdiˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz//

decriminalize somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they decriminalize

he / she / it decriminalizes

past simple decriminalized

-ing form decriminalizing

to change the law so that something is no longer illegal There are moves to decriminalize some soft drugs. opposite criminalize

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decriminalization

NAmE//ˌdiˌkrɪmənələˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See decriminalize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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