depenalize

English

Etymology

de- +‎ penalize

Verb

depenalize (third-person singular simple present depenalizes, present participle depenalizing, simple past and past participle depenalized)

  1. (transitive) To remove a penalty from.
    • 2015 November 26, “Cannabis Liberalization and Adolescent Cannabis Use: A Cross-National Study in 38 Countries”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      Among these 20 countries, 4 adopted policies to depenalize cannabis use; 11 decriminalized cannabis use; and 7 implemented partial prohibition policies.

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