Meanings
nounlegalization (countable and uncountable, plural legalizations)
plural legalizations · alternative legalisation
- countableuncountableThe process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.
The hippies marched for the legalization of marijuana.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From legalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of loyalization.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan legalització
- legalitzacióprocess of making something legal
Chinese Mandarin 合法化
- 合法化 (héfǎhuà)process of making something legal
Finnish laillistaminen
- laillistaminenprocess of making something legal
French légalisation
- légalisationprocess of making something legal
German Legalisierung
- Legalisierungprocess of making something legal
Greek νομιμοποίηση
- νομιμοποίηση (nomimopoíisi)process of making something legal
Hebrew לגליזציה
- לגליזציה (legalizátsya)process of making something legal
Indonesian pengesahan, legalisasi
- pengesahanprocess of making something legal
- legalisasiprocess of making something legal
Italian legalizzazione
- legalizzazioneprocess of making something legal
Japanese 合法化
- 合法化 (gōhōka)process of making something legal
Korean 합법화
- 합법화 (hapbeophwa)process of making something legal
Māori whakamanatanga
- whakamanatangaprocess of making something legal
Polish legalizacja
- legalizacjaprocess of making something legal
Portuguese legalização
- legalizaçãoprocess of making something legal
Russian легализа́ция, узаконе́ние
- легализа́ция (legalizácija)process of making something legal
- узаконе́ние (uzakonénije)process of making something legal
- узако́нивание (uzakónivanije)process of making something legal
Scottish Gaelic laghachd
- laghachdprocess of making something legal
Spanish legalización
- legalizaciónprocess of making something legal
Swahili uhalalishaji
- uhalalishajiprocess of making something legal
Swedish legalisering
- legaliseringprocess of making something legal
Ukrainian легаліза́ція, узако́нення
- легаліза́ція (lehalizácija)process of making something legal
- узако́нення (uzakónennja)process of making something legal
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with legalization
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
legalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legalization
MLA
“legalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legalization. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “legalization,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legalization.
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