| 词汇 | decriminalizing |
| 释义 | decriminalizing present participle ofdecriminalize 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 First Minister's Questions FMQs gold plate Green Paper guillotine parliamentarian penal reform PMQs pocket veto presiding officer promulgate White Paper writ Related worddecriminalization Examples of decriminalizingdecriminalizing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. 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. Decriminalizing drugs has been suggested by libertarians, but remains a remote political option. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Tajik women who want to be second wives particularly support decriminalizing polygyny. 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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