decriminalized

past tense of decriminalize

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legalized
Verb
  • But in addition to liberalizing large-scale gold production, Ghana also legalized small-scale mining, which rose from just 5% of total output in 1991 to nearly 40% today.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
  • How many states have legalized weed?
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Decriminalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decriminalized. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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