Meanings
noundecrim (uncountable)
- uncountableDecriminalization.
In 2015, Amnesty International, after a worldwide consultation looking at all available data, endorsed supporting decrim.
2017, Brooke Magnanti, Sex, Lies and Statistics1 more example
Our Anti-Drug Coalition had thrown our full weight into the New York State fight over decrim, rallying the population and holding up the drug pushers in the legislature to public scorn.
2000, Michael Billington, Reflections of an American Political Prisoner, page 76
Origin
Clipping of decriminalization.
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APA
decrim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decrim
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“decrim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decrim. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decrim,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decrim.
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