Meanings
- UKnonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of decriminalization.
In February, Gaughan and a delegation of other government and health officials from the ACT travelled to Vancouver, San Francisco and Portland to see how decriminalisation worked in these jurisdictions.
2023 September 2, Nino Bucci, “A haven for ‘drug tourism’ or beacon of hope? The rhetoric around decriminalisation in the ACT”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2024
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlegislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishcriminalisation
- Englishdecriminalisation
From de- + criminalisation.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with decriminalisation
Cite this entry
decriminalisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decriminalisation
“decriminalisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decriminalisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decriminalisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decriminalisation.
Source: decriminalisation on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.