DECRIMINALIZATION

Decriminalization

Decriminalization or decriminalisation is the abolition of criminal penalties in relation to certain acts, perhaps retroactively, though perhaps regulated permits or fines might still apply . The reverse process is criminalization.

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decriminalization

Noun

  1. The act of making a previously illegal activity no longer treatable as a criminal offence.


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