decriminalise

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
22
Letters
13

Definition of decriminalise

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (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.”

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Etymology

From de- + criminalise.

Words you can make from decriminalise

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11-letter words

2 words

10-letter words

10 words

9-letter words

32 words

8-letter words

116 words

7-letter words

39 words

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