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decriminalized

decriminalized is the simple past and past participle of decriminalize.

Meaning of decriminalize

Verb

decriminalize (third-person singular simple present decriminalizes, present participle decriminalizing, simple past and past participle decriminalized)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.
    • The march to decriminalize drugs moved further across the nation on Tuesday despite continued federal prohibition.2020 April 11, Thomas Fuller, “Oregon Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Heroin and Cocaine; Four States Legalize Marijuana”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    legalize
    Antonyms:
    criminalize

Questions about decriminalized

What is decriminalized the simple past and past participle of?
Decriminalized is the simple past and past participle of decriminalize.

Words near decriminalized in the dictionary

  1. decriminalised
  2. decriminalises
  3. decriminalising
  4. decriminalization
  5. decriminalize
  6. decriminalized
  7. decriminalizer
  8. decriminalizers
  9. decriminalizes
  10. decriminalizing
  11. Decristofaro

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