NOUN | act | decriminalisation, decriminalization | legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal |
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Meaning | legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal. | |
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Synonym | decriminalization | |
Broader | legislation, legislating, lawmaking | The act of making or enacting laws |
Opposite | criminalization, criminalisation | legislation that makes something illegal |
Spanish | descriminalización, despenalización |
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