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Decriminalize

verb/dɪsˈɔːɹb/
Definition
make legal
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɪsˈɔːɹb/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪkɹˈɪmɪnəlˌaɪz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪkɹˈɪmɪnəlˌaɪz/
5 syllables Say it as /dɪsˈɔːɹb/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbmake legal
“Marijuana should be legalized”
Word Forms
legalizationnounthe act of making lawful
legalisationnounthe act of making lawful
legitimationnounthe act of making lawful
legitimacynounlawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
entkriminalisieren
legal machen
🇫🇷French
décriminaliser
rendre légal
🇪🇸Spanish
despenalizar
hacer legal
🇮🇹Italian
depenalizzare
rendere legale
🇳🇱Dutch
decriminaliseren
legaal maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
descriminalizar
tornar legal
🇷🇺Russian
декриминализировать
сделать законным
India
🇧🇩Bengali
অপরাধমূলক করা
আইনি করা
🇮🇳Tamil
குற்றமற்றதாக்கு
சட்டமாக்குங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
నేరరహితం
చట్టపరమైన చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
गुन्हेगार ठरवणे
कायदेशीर करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગુનાહિત કરવું
કાયદેસર બનાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಪರಾಧವಲ್ಲ
ಕಾನೂನು ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുറ്റവിമുക്തമാക്കുക
നിയമാനുസൃതമാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਪਰਾਧੀਕਰਨ
ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਬਣਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
مجرمانہ بنانا
قانونی بنائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
非刑事化
使合法化
🇯🇵Japanese
非犯罪化する
合法化する
🇰🇷Korean
비범죄화하다
합법화하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
phi hình sự hóa
làm hợp pháp
🇹🇭Thai
ลดทอนความเป็นอาชญากรรม
ทำให้ถูกกฎหมาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
mendekriminalisasi
menjadikan halal
🇵🇭Filipino
i-decriminalize
gawing legal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إلغاء التجريم
جعل القانونية
🇮🇷Persian
جرم زدایی کردن
قانونی کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
suç olmaktan çıkarmak
yasal hale getirmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לבטל את ההפללה
להפוך לחוקי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'decriminalize'?
The primary meaning of 'decriminalize' is 'make legal'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'decriminalize' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'decriminalize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'decriminalize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'decriminalize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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