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Decriminalization

/diːˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/

The act of making a previously criminal activity no longer treatable as a criminal offence.

📖 Definitions of "Decriminalization"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of making a previously criminal activity no longer treatable as a criminal offence.

    "the decriminalization of all plant-based psychedelics"

  2. 2

    The act of turning a criminal into a non-criminal by making their activities legal.

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