legalization
legalization noun: the process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.
Noun
legalization (countable and uncountable, plural legalizations)
- The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.
- The hippies marched for the legalization of marijuana.
legalization meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Odia and Nepali
legalization in Tamil
- சட்டப்படியாக்குதல், சட்டமாக்குதல்
legalization in Bengali
- বৈধকরণ
legalization in Odia
- ବୈଧାନିକକରଣ
legalization in Nepali
- वैधानिककरण, कानूनीकरण
More languagesFewer languages
- legalization in Indonesian
- pengesahan, legalisasi
Antonyms of legalization
Forms of legalization
| plural | legalizations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | legalisation |
Origin of legalization
From legalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of loyalization.
Words formed from legalization
Words that rhyme with legalization
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about legalization
- What does legalization mean?
- Legalization means the process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.
- What is legalization in Tamil?
- Legalization in Tamil is சட்டப்படியாக்குதல், சட்டமாக்குதல். See Legalization meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is legalization?
- Legalization is a noun.
- What is the plural of legalization?
- The plural of legalization is legalizations.
Words near legalization in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: legalization (page history and authors); legalization (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); legalization (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); legalization (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); legalization (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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