decriminalization en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /diːˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/
- (Southern-England) audio
- dēkrĭ"mĭnəlīzā'shən
Etymology
From de- + criminalization or decriminalize + -ation.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)
Some opponents also said federal decriminalization would contribute to more death and injury from impaired drivers using marijuana.
2020 April 12, Deirdre Walsh, “House Approves Decriminalizing Marijuana; Bill To Stall In Senate”, in NPR:the decriminalization of all plant-based psychedelics
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(uncountable) The act of ceasing to treat a person as a criminal, by making their activities legal or no longer subjecting them to the criminal justice system (but instead possibly the mental healthcare system, etc).
Most sex work feminists support either the legalization or the decriminalization of sex workers.
2012, Sverre Molland, The Perfect Business? Anti-Trafficking and the Sex Trade along the Mekong, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 38:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| decriminalisation | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (34)
cmn 非犯罪化處理 /非犯罪化处理 (turning a criminal into a non-criminal) · hu dekriminalizálás (making something no longer illegal) · de Entkriminalisierung (making something no longer illegal) · cmn 去刑事化 (making something no longer illegal) · kk қылмыссыздандыру (making something no longer illegal) · ko 비범죄화 (making something no longer illegal) · cmn 非刑事化 (turning a criminal into a non-criminal) · fr décriminalisation (making something no longer illegal) · uk декриміналіза́ція (making something no longer illegal) · vi phi hình sự hóa (turning a criminal into a non-criminal) · cmn 非犯罪化 (making something no longer illegal) · vi phi hình sự hóa (making something no longer illegal) · cmn 去刑事化 (turning a criminal into a non-criminal) · es descriminalización (making something no longer illegal) · ka დეკრიმინალიზაცია (making something no longer illegal) · fi dekriminalisointi (turning a criminal into a non-criminal) · pt descriminalização (making something no longer illegal) · nl decriminalisering (making something no longer illegal) · pt legalização (making something no longer illegal) · fi laillistaminen (making something no longer illegal) · hy ապաքրեականացում (making something no longer illegal) · pl dekryminalizacja (making something no longer illegal) · el αποποινικοποίηση (making something no longer illegal) · fr dépénalisation (making something no longer illegal) · nl decriminalisering (turning a criminal into a non-criminal) · ca descriminalització (making something no longer illegal) · cmn 除罪化 (making something no longer illegal) · ja 免罪 (making something no longer illegal) · cs dekriminalizace (making something no longer illegal) · fi dekriminalisointi (making something no longer illegal) · sv avkriminalisering (making something no longer illegal) · hu dekriminalizáció (making something no longer illegal) · it decriminalizzazione (making something no longer illegal) · ru декриминализа́ция (making something no longer illegal)