decriminalization

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (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.)
2. (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).

Synoniemen

decriminalisation

legalization

depenalization

legalisation

execution of instrument

depenalisation

execution

legitimation

validation

Vertalingen

dépénalisation

despenalización

legalização

Entkriminalisierung

Rechtskräftigkeit

νομιμοποίηση

légalisation

décriminalisation

legalizzazione

depenalizzazione

legalizacion

descriminalização

despenalização

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/diːˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/

Etymologie (Engels)

From de- + criminalization or decriminalize + -ation.