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Decriminalization Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Decriminalization has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal

2

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

Related Terms
Antonyms
criminalisation criminalization
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
legislation
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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