The march to decriminalize drugs moved further across the nation on Tuesday despite continued federal prohibition.
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Decriminalize
Synonyms for "decriminalize" (9 found)
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Verb(3 words)
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Verb(4 words)
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27 translations across 18 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- despenalitzar verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Danish
1 entries- afkriminalisere verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Dutch
1 entries- decriminaliseren verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Estonian
1 entries- dekriminaliseerima verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Finnish
2 entries- dekriminalisoida verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
- laillistaa verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
French
2 entries- décriminaliser verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
- dépénaliser verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
German
1 entries- entkriminalisieren verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Greek
1 entries- αποποινικοποιώ verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Hungarian
1 entries- dekriminalizál verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Italian
2 entries- decriminalizzare verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
- depenalizzare verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Japanese
1 entries- 非犯罪化する verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Macedonian
1 entries- декриминализира verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Polish
4 entries- dekryminalizować verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
- depenalizować verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
- zdekryminalizować verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
- zdepenalizować verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Portuguese
2 entries- descriminalizar verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
- descriminar verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Russian
1 entries- декриминализи́ровать verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Spanish
2 entries- descriminalizar verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
- despenalizar verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Swedish
1 entries- avkriminalisera verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Ukrainian
2 entries- декриміналізо́вувати verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
- декриміналізува́ти verb (to change the laws so something is no longer a crime)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The House of Representatives approved decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level on Friday in the first time Congress has acted on the issue.
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Last fall Oregon voters decriminalized possession of small amounts of almost all hard drugs, taking a groundbreaking step away from the arrest, charge and jail model for possession that's been a centerpiece of American drug policy since President Richard Nixon declared his War on Drugs 50 years ago this week.
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The court’s decision decriminalizes abortions in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, and means that any woman should be able to seek the procedure from a health professional without fear of criminal prosecution.
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