defelonize en · VERB
Etymology
From de- + felon + -ize, apparently on the model of decriminalize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To reduce the status of (a crime) such that it is no longer a felony.
His solution, however, was not to reform sentencing laws or decriminalize or defelonize nonviolent crimes, […]
2011, Elana Zilberg, Space of Detention, Duke University Press, →ISBN, page 248:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| defelonizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| defelonizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| defelonized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| defelonized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |