decriminalization
The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalizedThe act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)
the decriminalization of all plant-based psychedelics
Entkriminalisierung
декриминализа́цияdekriminalizácija
декриміналіза́ціяdekryminalizácija
(uncountable)The act of ceasing to treat a person as a criminal, by making their activities legal or no longer subjecting them to the criminal justice system (but instead possibly the mental healthcare system, etc).
- legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
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Origin
From de- + criminalization or decriminalize + -ation.From de- + criminalization or decriminalize + -ation.
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal:decriminalisation
Antonyms
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