decriminalise

• 指通过法律取消或减轻对某行为或物质的刑事处罚，使其不再受到刑事追究。

A verb used to indicate the act of removing or reducing the criminal penalties associated with an action or substance, making it no longer subject to criminal prosecution.

1. Make legalC1formallegal

   To remove criminal penalties for an act, making it no longer a crime, though it may still be regulated.

   去罪化

   • The government voted to decriminalise the possession of small amounts of cannabis.
   • Many activists are campaigning to decriminalise certain drug offenses.
   • The new law will decriminalise public intoxication, treating it as a health issue instead.

   同义词legitimatize

   反义词bancriminalisecriminalizeforbidoutlawprohibit