decriminalize

tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.
To reduce or abolish criminal penalties for: decriminalize the use of marijuana.

decriminalization de·crim'i·nal·i·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make legal
  Synonyms: legalize, legalise, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise
  Antonym: criminalize (meaning #2)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afkriminalisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
uit de criminele sfeer halen

Français (French)
v. tr. - décriminaliser, dépénaliser

Deutsch (German)
v. - nicht mehr straflich verfolgen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποποινικοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
depenalizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - descriminar

Русский (Russian)
узаконить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - despenalizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avkriminalisera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使免除刑法制裁, 使...合法化

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使免除刑法制裁, 使...合法化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 금지를 풀다, 처벌에서 제외하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 非犯罪化する, 解禁する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخفف من تصنيف أو درجه إجراميه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לא להתייחס כאל פשע‬

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