decriminalize
英 [ˌdiːˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl.aɪz]
美 [ˌdiːˈkrɪm.ə.nəl.aɪz]
- vt. 使合法化;非刑事化(等于decriminalise)
decriminalize 使合法化de-, 不,非,使相反。criminalize, 使非法。
- decriminalize (v.)
- 1963, "to reform a criminal," back-formation from decriminalization. Meaning "to make legal something that formerly had been illegal" was in use by 1970 (there are isolated instances back to 1867). Related: Decriminalized; decriminalizing.
- 1. There are moves to decriminalize some soft drugs.
- 已采取步骤使某些软毒品合法化。
- 2. Last year the government announced plans to decriminalize marijuana.
- (政府去年宣布打算将大麻除罪化. )