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decriminalisation

The correct spelling is decriminalisation.

How to pronounce decriminalisation

noun

Say it like: Dec-rim-ina-lis-ash-on

The correct spelling is decriminalisation. The act of making a previously criminal activity no longer treatable as a criminal offence. For example: "the decriminalization of all plant-based psychedelics"

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the decriminalization of all plant-based psychedelics

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The act of making a previously criminal activity no longer treatable as a criminal offence.
  2. 2.The act of turning a criminal into a non-criminal by making their activities legal.

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