decriminalise
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Definition of decriminalise
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(UK, alt-of, nonstandard)Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of decriminalize.
“Nauru has reformed its criminal code, decriminalising homosexuality and suicide.”
“Vladimir Putin has signed into law a controversial amendment that decriminalises some forms of domestic violence.”
“Celebrations have erupted in India after the supreme court unanimously ruled to decriminalise homosexual sex in a landmark judgment for gay rights.”
“Ghana is one of four countries to have decriminalised suicide in the past year – Malaysia, Guyana and Pakistan are the others.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From de- + criminalise.
Words you can make from decriminalise
200+ playable · top: CRIMINALISED (17 pts)
Best play criminalised 17 points11-letter words
2 words10-letter words
10 words9-letter words
32 words- CERAMIDES 14 pts
- DECLAIMER 14 pts
- DICLINISM 14 pts
- ENDEMICAL 14 pts
- MEDIACIES 14 pts
- MEDICARES 14 pts
- MEDICINAL 14 pts
- MEDICINES 14 pts
- RECLAIMED 14 pts
- CRIMINALS 13 pts
- MESCALINE 13 pts
- REMINISCE 13 pts
- ACRIDINES 12 pts
- ARDENCIES 12 pts
- CALENDERS 12 pts
- DECLINERS 12 pts
- DENIALISM 12 pts
- DERACINES 12 pts
- DICLINIES 12 pts
- INCREASED 12 pts
- MADRILENE 12 pts
- MERIDIANS 12 pts
- MISDEALER 12 pts
- MISLEADER 12 pts
- MISLEARED 12 pts
- MISRELIED 12 pts
- EIRENICAL 11 pts
- LARCENIES 11 pts
- RELIANCES 11 pts
- SEMAINIER 11 pts
- SIDELINER 10 pts
- LINEARISE 9 pts
8-letter words
116 words- CAMELIDS 13 pts
- CERAMIDE 13 pts
- DECIMALS 13 pts
- DECLAIMS 13 pts
- DISCLAIM 13 pts
- ENDEMICS 13 pts
- ENDERMIC 13 pts
- MEDICALS 13 pts
- MEDICARE 13 pts
- MEDICINE 13 pts
- MINIDISC 13 pts
- SCREAMED 13 pts
- CARMINES 12 pts
- CASIMERE 12 pts
- CASIMIRE 12 pts
- CERIMANS 12 pts
- CLAIMERS 12 pts
- CREMAINS 12 pts
- CREMINIS 12 pts
- CRIMINAL 12 pts
- CRIMINIS 12 pts
- INIMICAL 12 pts
- LEMNISCI 12 pts
- LIMACINE 12 pts
- MELANICS 12 pts
- MENACERS 12 pts
- MENISCAL 12 pts
- MESCALIN 12 pts
- MINICARS 12 pts
- MIRACLES 12 pts
- RECLAIMS 12 pts
- RECLAMES 12 pts
- ACRIDINE 11 pts
- ALCIDINE 11 pts
- ALDERMEN 11 pts
- AMENDERS 11 pts
- AMIDINES 11 pts
- ASCENDER 11 pts
- CALENDER 11 pts
- CANDLERS 11 pts
- CIDERIES 11 pts
- CLEANSED 11 pts
- DALESMEN 11 pts
- DECIARES 11 pts
- DECLARES 11 pts
- DECLINER 11 pts
- DECLINES 11 pts
- DECRIALS 11 pts
- DEMERSAL 11 pts
- DEMINERS 11 pts
- DERACINE 11 pts
- DIAMINES 11 pts
- DISMALER 11 pts
- EMERALDS 11 pts
- ENDEMIAL 11 pts
- IDEALISM 11 pts
- INDICIAS 11 pts
- LAICISED 11 pts
- LEADSMEN 11 pts
- LICENSED 11 pts
- LIMEADES 11 pts
- MANDRELS 11 pts
- MANDRILS 11 pts
- MEANDERS 11 pts
- MERIDIAN 11 pts
- MIDLINES 11 pts
- MILADIES 11 pts
- RADICELS 11 pts
- RADICLES 11 pts
- REASCEND 11 pts
- RECLINED 11 pts
- REMAILED 11 pts
- REMAINED 11 pts
- REMEDIAL 11 pts
- RESCALED 11 pts
- RIMLANDS 11 pts
- SCIAENID 11 pts
- SCLEREID 11 pts
- SEMIARID 11 pts
- SILENCED 11 pts
- SILICIDE 11 pts
- ALIENISM 10 pts
- CARLINES 10 pts
- CLEANERS 10 pts
- CLEANSER 10 pts
- EIRENICS 10 pts
- EMAILERS 10 pts
- INCREASE 10 pts
- IRENICAL 10 pts
- LANCIERS 10 pts
- LICENSER 10 pts
- MARLINES 10 pts
- MEASLIER 10 pts
- MILESIAN 10 pts
- MINERALS 10 pts
- MISLEARN 10 pts
- RAMILIES 10 pts
- RECLEANS 10 pts
- RECLINES 10 pts
- RELIANCE 10 pts
- SALICINE 10 pts
- SALIENCE 10 pts
- SILENCER 10 pts
- ARSENIDE 9 pts
- DELAINES 9 pts
- IDEALISE 9 pts
- ISLANDER 9 pts
- NEARSIDE 9 pts
- REALISED 9 pts
- REDLINES 9 pts
- RENAILED 9 pts
- RESAILED 9 pts
- SIDELINE 9 pts
- SIDEREAL 9 pts
- AIRLINES 8 pts
- ALIENERS 8 pts
7-letter words
39 words- AMERCED 12 pts
- CAMELID 12 pts
- CLADISM 12 pts
- CLAIMED 12 pts
- AMERCES 11 pts
- AMNESIC 11 pts
- CARMINE 11 pts
- CERIMAN 11 pts
- CINEMAS 11 pts
- CLAIMER 11 pts
- ADMIRES 10 pts
- AMENDER 10 pts
- AMIDINE 10 pts
- AMIDINS 10 pts
- CAIRNED 10 pts
- CALENDS 10 pts
- CANDIES 10 pts
- CANDLER 10 pts
- CANDLES 10 pts
- CINDERS 10 pts
- ALMNERS 9 pts
- ARCSINE 9 pts
- ARSENIC 9 pts
- CAREENS 9 pts
- CARLINE 9 pts
- CARLINS 9 pts
- CARNIES 9 pts
- CASERNE 9 pts
- CEILERS 9 pts
- CEREALS 9 pts
- CERESIN 9 pts
- AEDILES 8 pts
- AIRSIDE 8 pts
- ALDRINS 8 pts
- ALIENED 8 pts
- ANISEED 8 pts
- AIRLINE 7 pts
- ALIENER 7 pts
- ALINERS 7 pts
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