Decriminalisation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal wordnet

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decriminalizationdecriminalization

Example

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"The decriminalisation of the sale of soft drugs never ceases to spark debate."

Etymology

From de- + criminalisation.

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