Depenalize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To remove a penalty from. transitive
"Among these 20 countries, 4 adopted policies to depenalize cannabis use; 11 decriminalized cannabis use; and 7 implemented partial prohibition policies."
Example
More examples"Among these 20 countries, 4 adopted policies to depenalize cannabis use; 11 decriminalized cannabis use; and 7 implemented partial prohibition policies."
Etymology
From de- + penalize.