Decriminalisation
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of decriminalization. UK, alt-of, nonstandard, uncountable
"In February, Gaughan and a delegation of other government and health officials from the ACT travelled to Vancouver, San Francisco and Portland to see how decriminalisation worked in these jurisdictions."
- 2 legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal wordnet
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More examples"The decriminalisation of the sale of soft drugs never ceases to spark debate."
Etymology
From de- + criminalisation.