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decriminalisation

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English

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Etymology

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From de- +‎ criminalisation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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decriminalisation (uncountable)

  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of decriminalization.
    • 2023 September 2, Nino Bucci, “A haven for ‘drug tourism’ or beacon of hope? The rhetoric around decriminalisation in the ACT”, in The Guardian[1]:
      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.