decriminalize
Example Sentences
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A decade later, the Edict of Milan decriminalized Christianity in the empire.
Maduro at the time responded by decriminalizing use of the US dollar -- which became Venezuela's de facto currency -- as well as halting money printing and relaxing exchange controls.
From Barron's
The ban was met with an outcry and a lawsuit from vendors who argued street vending had been decriminalized and the city could no longer outlaw the stands.
From Los Angeles Times
Elsewhere in Latin America, courts in Colombia and Ecuador have decriminalized euthanasia without passing laws to legalize the practice, while Cuba allows for terminal patients to refuse being kept alive artificially.
From Barron's
In Argyri's qualitative paper published last month, about one-fifth of participants said that legalizing or decriminalizing psychedelics would have reduced the stress and anxiety they felt about their situation.
From Salon
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