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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
decriminalize .
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Examples
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For me, being able to truthfully say that I wasn’t in any way connected to the sex industry in Rhode Island (besides knowing a lot of dancers, escorts, and spa workers as friends or neighbors) was crucial in making the point that the belief that the activity should be decriminalized is in the mainstream, and that it jives with normal peoples’ values.
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In the US, "decriminalized" usually means subject to some penalty, but not a criminal one.
Maryjane 2009
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The possession of a small amount for personal use has been "decriminalized", which means it's not legal, but it's not illegal either.
Maryjane 2009
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The possession of a small amount for personal use has been "decriminalized", which means it's not legal, but it's not illegal either. viejomalogato
Maryjane 2009
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In the US, "decriminalized" usually means subject to some penalty, but not a criminal one.
Maryjane 2009
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In the US, "decriminalized" usually means subject to some penalty, but not a criminal one.
Maryjane 2009
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The possession of a small amount for personal use has been "decriminalized", which means it's not legal, but it's not illegal either. viejomalogato
Maryjane 2009
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The possession of a small amount for personal use has been "decriminalized", which means it's not legal, but it's not illegal either. viejomalogato
Maryjane 2009
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The possession of a small amount for personal use has been "decriminalized", which means it's not legal, but it's not illegal either.
Maryjane 2009
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The possession of a small amount for personal use has been "decriminalized", which means it's not legal, but it's not illegal either.
Maryjane 2009
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