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depenalize

depenalize verb: to remove a penalty from.

Verb

depenalize (third-person singular simple present depenalizes, present participle depenalizing, simple past and past participle depenalized)

  1. (transitive) To remove a penalty from.
    • Among these 20 countries, 4 adopted policies to depenalize cannabis use; 11 decriminalized cannabis use; and 7 implemented partial prohibition policies.2015 November 26, “Cannabis Liberalization and Adolescent Cannabis Use: A Cross-National Study in 38 Countries”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of depenalize

third-person singular presentdepenalizes
present participledepenalizing
past participledepenalized
pastdepenalized

Origin of depenalize

From de- + penalize.

Questions about depenalize

What does depenalize mean?
Depenalize means to remove a penalty from.
What part of speech is depenalize?
Depenalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of depenalize?
The past tense of depenalize is depenalized.

Words near depenalize in the dictionary

  1. depemokimab
  2. depenalisation
  3. depenalisations
  4. depenalization
  5. depenalizations
  6. depenalize
  7. depenalized
  8. depenalizes
  9. depenalizing
  10. depend
  11. dependa

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