decriminalize

English

Alternative forms

• decriminalise

Etymology

Back-formation from decriminalization, equivalent to de- +‎ criminalize.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈkɹɪmɪnəlaɪz/

Verb

decriminalize (third-person singular simple present decriminalizes, present participle decriminalizing, simple past and past participle decriminalized)

1. (transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.

   Synonym: legalize

   Antonym: criminalize

Derived terms

• decriminalization
• decriminalizer

Translations

to change the laws so something is no longer a crime

• Catalan: despenalitzar (ca)
• Finnish: laillistaa (fi), dekriminalisoida (fi)
• French: dépénaliser (fr)
• German: entkriminalisieren (de)
• Hungarian: dekriminalizál
• Italian: depenalizzare (it), decriminalizzare (it)
• Japanese: 非犯罪化する (hihanzaika suru)
• Macedonian: декриминализира (dekriminalizira)
• Portuguese: descriminar (pt), descriminalizar (pt)
• Spanish: despenalizar (es), descriminalizar
• Swedish: avkriminalisera (sv)