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Complete Definition of "decriminalization"

English

Pronunciation
d�krĭ"mĭn�līz�'sh�n, /di��krɪmɪn�laɪz�eɪ��n/, /<tt>di:%krImIn@laIz"eIS@n</tt>/

Noun
decriminalization (uncountable)

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

Alternative spellings
decriminalisation (mainly UK)

<!--Note: legalization is not a synonym. Note 2: Well, according to the gloss of "legalization", it is.-->

Antonyms
criminalization

Translations

Finnish: dekriminalisointi

See also
legalisation

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