decriminalization

Meaning

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).

Synonyms

decriminalisation

legalization

depenalization

legalisation

execution of instrument

depenalisation

execution

legitimation

validation

Translations

dépénalisation

despenalización

legalização

Entkriminalisierung

Rechtskräftigkeit

νομιμοποίηση

légalisation

décriminalisation

legalizzazione

depenalizzazione

legalizacion

descriminalização

despenalização

Pronounced as (IPA)

/diːˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/

Etymology

From de- + criminalization or decriminalize + -ation.