decriminalize

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.

Similar words

legalize legitimate legitimatize legitimize eliminate decriminalise legalise delegalize defelonize dejudicialize

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Word family

decriminalization decriminalizations decriminalized decriminalizes decriminalizing