depenalize en · VERB
Etymology
From de- + penalize.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| depenalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| depenalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| depenalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| depenalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |