decriminalise

Meanings

verbdecriminalise (third-person singular simple present decriminalises, present participle decriminalising, simple past and past participle decriminalised)

present singular third person decriminalises · participle present decriminalising · participle past decriminalised · past decriminalised

UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of decriminalize.
Nauru has reformed its criminal code, decriminalising homosexuality and suicide.
2016 May 28, Ben Doherty, “Nauru decriminalises homosexuality and suicide”, in The Guardian
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Vladimir Putin has signed into law a controversial amendment that decriminalises some forms of domestic violence.
2017 July 2, Shaun Walker, “Putin approves legal change that decriminalises some domestic violence”, in The Guardian
Celebrations have erupted in India after the supreme court unanimously ruled to decriminalise homosexual sex in a landmark judgment for gay rights.
2018 June 9, Michael Safi, “Campaigners celebrate as India decriminalises homosexuality”, in The Guardian
Ghana is one of four countries to have decriminalised suicide in the past year – Malaysia, Guyana and Pakistan are the others.
2023 July 20, Sarah Johnson, “‘It’s a huge sign of progress’: the battle to decriminalise suicide”, in The Guardian