decriminalization
/diːˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/
noun
- 1
The act of making a previously criminal activity no longer treatable as a criminal offence.
“the decriminalization of all plant-based psychedelics”
- 2
The act of turning a criminal into a non-criminal by making their activities legal.
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