decriminalization

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Pronunciation

• enPR: dēkrĭ"mĭnəlīzā'shən, IPA: /diːˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/

Noun

decriminalization (uncountable)

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

Antonyms

• criminalization

Translations

• French: décriminalisation, dépénalisation
• German: Entkriminalisierung
• Portuguese: descriminalização, legalização
• Russian: декриминализа́ция
• Spanish: descriminalización

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