decriminalize
Example Sentences
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A decade later, the Edict of Milan decriminalized Christianity in the empire.
In Wisconsin, it’s decriminalized in the Democratic strongholds of Milwaukee and Madison.
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On immigration: Didn’t she take office seeking to decriminalize illegal border crossings and didn’t she and Biden wait too long to deal with the border problem?
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Yet as more and more states vote to decriminalize cannabis while medical access has expanded to 38 states, other data suggests pregnant people are increasingly being prosecuted for using the drug in pregnancy.
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Scotland currently suffers the worst overdose crisis in Europe, and the Scottish government has been pushing for reform, including decriminalizing personal quantities, providing safe consumption spaces and widening access to naloxone.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
