decriminalize
verb(British English also decriminalise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they decriminalize | |
he / she / it decriminalizes | |
past simple decriminalized | |
past participle decriminalized | |
-ing form decriminalizing |
- decriminalize something
to change the law so that something is no longer illegal opposite criminalize(改变法律以)使合法化 Oxford Collocations DictionaryDecriminalize is used with these nouns as the object:- marijuana
- prostitution