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How to pronounce decriminalise in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize
Type of allow, countenance, let, permit
Has types monetise, monetize

Examples of decriminalise

decriminalise
While we're at it, decriminalise hard drugs and get the same results as Portugal.
From the newscientist.com
Arizona is the 16th state in the US to decriminalise marijuana for medical purposes.
From the guardian.co.uk
Britain's government said it would decriminalise the possession and use of cannabis.
From the economist.com
All of them have just petitioned David Cameron to decriminalise the possession of drugs.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
They will never decriminalise drugs for the benefit of social cohesion.
From the guardian.co.uk
On May 27th his government unveiled a bill that would partially decriminalise marijuana.
From the economist.com
Brazil is poised to vote on whether to decriminalise personal use of all drugs in June.
From the economist.com
So why don't they decriminalise MDMA, which we have very good data on?
From the guardian.co.uk
Tasmania was the last Australian state to decriminalise homosexuality.
From the smh.com.au
One vote Key particularly wrestled with was the move to decriminalise prostitution in 2003.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Why not decriminalise their crop, and let them get on with the job?
From the economist.com
Surely the legislation required is to decriminalise drugs but to prepare for it by education.
From the guardian.co.uk
One is to decriminalise just soft drugs, the other is all drugs.
From the mirror.co.uk
Mr Yanukovych is already talking of changing the law to decriminalise Ms Tymoshenko's alleged offence.
From the economist.com
All that is if you decriminalise just the soft drugs.
From the mirror.co.uk
America should, I thought, follow the lead of progressive foreign governments and decriminalise drug use.
From the economist.com
The big change was in 1986, when Parliament voted by a narrow margin to decriminalise homosexual activity.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The review of the Nauruan Criminal Code is expected to decriminalise consensual homosexual activity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Legalize: make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"
  • (decriminalisation) decriminalization: legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal