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decriminalize

/dee-krim-uh-nl-ahyz/US // diˈkrɪm ə nlˌaɪz //UK // (diːˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz) //

非刑事化,非刑罪化,非刑罚化,解除刑事处罚

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    de·crim·i·nal·ized, de·crim·i·nal·iz·ing.

    • : to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against: to decriminalize marijuana.

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Examples

  • In December, the House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, though it is unclear how the bill might fare in a split Senate.

  • Consensual same-sex sexual relations remain decriminalized in the rest of Indonesia outside of the cities of Pariaman and Palembang in the provinces of West Sumatra and South Sumatra respectively.

  • Meanwhile, some say continued efforts to decriminalize marijuana could help expand educational opportunities.

  • Back in 1973, it was the first state to decriminalize cannabis.

  • The vote was 228-to-164 and marked the first time either chamber of Congress has voted on the issue of federally decriminalizing cannabis.

  • The World Health Organization recommends that countries decriminalize sex work.

  • He once ran for sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado, on the Freak Power ticket, promising to decriminalize drugs.