Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. The act of making a previously illegal activity no longer treatable as a criminal offence.
WordNet 3.0
- n. legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
Examples
“Prop. 19 would remove the nausea-inducing contradiction inherent in "decriminalization," which allows people to possess pot but not purchase it legally.”
“Agreeing with decriminalization is what one has to do in order to become a member,.”
Post from Robyn Few of Sex Workers Outreach Project. « Bound, Not Gagged
“But whenever he's pushed on it, he actually says that he's not interested in decriminalization or legalization.”
“Drug decriminalization is a long way off, given the power of the religious right/social conservatives in America.”
Friedman Interview, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
““Drug decriminalization is a long way off, given the power of the religious right/social conservatives in America.””
Friedman Interview, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“This made me upset because, if so many sex workers are saying for themselves, decriminalization is better, then the union should respect that.”
“Granted there are more important items on the government’s mind right now, but decriminalization is a no brainer.”
Matthew Yglesias » Marijuana Legalization More Popular than Key Conservative Leaders
“Just as parental notification and mandatory waiting period laws are aimed at slowly chipping away at the right to abortion, "medical marijuana" is clearly just a foot-in-the-door tactic in the advancement of the idea of decriminalization of recreational use and legalization, both commonly perceived as more extreme positions.”
“You may not like the idea of decriminalization, but this is about economics.”
“Overlooked is that the "decriminalization" also changed the law to allow local police to investigate narcotics (including marijuana) sales, which were federal matters before the change.”
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Seven-syllable English Words
A list of English words containing seven syllables, beginning, somewhat ironically, with inapplicability, since a fair number of these words one would never use.
I'm tagging all words ...inapplicability, unsatisfactorily, heterogeneity, disintermediation, antiglobalization, telecommunication, interdisciplinary, meteorological, socioeconomic, intelligibility, autobiographical, industrialization and 423 more...
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EN - longest (>15 char) words
contraindications, contradistinction, conventionalising, contextualisation, consubstantiation, constitutionality, constitutionalism, conscientiousness, congregationalist, contemporaneously, contextualization, comprehensibility and 634 more...
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