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Definition of decriminalize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

decriminalize

verb
 
/diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz/
 
/diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz/
(British English also decriminalise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they decriminalize
 
/diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz/
 
/diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz/
he / she / it decriminalizes
 
/diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzɪz/
 
/diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzɪz/
past simple decriminalized
 
/diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzd/
 
/diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzd/
past participle decriminalized
 
/diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzd/
 
/diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzd/
-ing form decriminalizing
 
/diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzɪŋ/
 
/diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. decriminalize something to change the law so that something is no longer illegal
    • There are moves to decriminalize some soft drugs.
    opposite criminalize
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDecriminalize is used with these nouns as the object:
    • marijuana
    • prostitution
    See full entry
See decriminalize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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