DECRIMINALIZING Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

decriminalizing

verb

present participle of decriminalize

as in legalizing

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Bass proposed legalizing vacation rentals in her budget this year, though the proposal was removed from the budget by the City Council.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Its Supreme Court has rejected draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews and overturned a law legalizing settler homes built on private Palestinian land.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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