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DECRIMINALISATION

Dictionary entry overview: What does decriminalisation mean?

• DECRIMINALISATION (noun)
The noun DECRIMINALISATION has 1 sense:

1. legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal

Familiarity information: DECRIMINALISATION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DECRIMINALISATION (noun)

Sense 1

decriminalisation ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

decriminalisation; decriminalization

Hypernyms ("decriminalisation" is a kind of...):

lawmaking; legislating; legislation (the act of making or enacting laws)

Antonym:

criminalisation (legislation that makes something illegal)

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