| 词汇 | decriminalize |
| 释义 | decriminalize verb[ T ] (UK usuallydecriminalise)uk /ˌdiːˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl.aɪz/ us /ˌdiːˈkrɪm.ə.nəl.aɪz/ to stop something from being illegal: 使合法化 the campaign to decriminalize marijuana大麻合法化运动 Synonym legalize Opposites criminalize outlaw Compare legitimateverb legitimizeformal UK politics: legislation & law-making abolish abrogate abrogation amendment assemblyman constitutionally enact FMQs gold plate Green Paper guillotine hard Brexitidiom penal reform PMQs pocket veto presiding officer Prime Minister's Questions promulgate sanction writ Related worddecriminalization decriminalize | American Dictionarydecriminalize verb[ T ] us/diˈkrɪm·ə·nəlˌɑɪz/ to make a particular act no longer illegal by changing a law decriminalizationnoun[ U ]us/ˌdiˌkrɪm·ə·nəl·əˈzeɪ·ʃən/ decriminalization of minor offenses Examples of decriminalizedecriminalize One important hallmark of this tendency was the decision in 1951 to decriminalize absenteeism. Township behaviour could only improve if shebeens were decriminalized, they argued. We must have the courage to say that we must control, and not simply decriminalize drug use. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English This group has concluded that the criminalization of kratom is unnecessary, problematic and counter-productive, and has summarily recommended that kratom be decriminalized. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The tendency since the early 1970s has been to decriminalize a number of actions formerly indictable under the penal code. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Quakers were especially modern in their treatment of mental illness, decriminalizing insanity and turning away from punishment and confinement. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In addition, in places where the trade has been decriminalized, at least some types of participants remain illegal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Conversely, when local politics determines that it is no longer a crime, they may be decriminalized. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The law still prohibits holding more than one marriage license at a time, but cohabitation with more than one consenting adult was decriminalized. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other recommendations call on states to respect online anonymity, adopt privacy and data protection laws, and to decriminalize defamation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Since 1919, all have been legal, except sorcery which was decriminalized in 1972. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Among the acts decriminalized were creating a public disturbance because of drunkenness as well as certain offenses against property, such as petty theft. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The government has been under pressure to decriminalize libel, especially after prosecution against journalists and bloggers has intensified. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. All these former offenses were swiftly decriminalized. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. That current laws criminalizing theft do not deter thieves is not an argument for decriminalizing theft (although theft is not in any way a victimless crime). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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