Lexic.us

Definition of Decriminalisation

1. Noun. Legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal.

Definition of Decriminalisation

1. Noun. (chiefly British) (alternative form of decriminalization) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Decriminalisation

Literary usage of Decriminalisation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Marijuana Use in America: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary U. S (1996)
"If so, they must have overlooked die recent Dutch government review which pointed out mat decriminalisation of possession of soft drugs had not led to a ..."

2. Public Scandals: Sexual Orientation and Criminal Law in Romania : a Report by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch (Organization (1998)
"It must be said, however, that total decriminalisation of homosexuality would not seem possible at present, since acts of this kind are alien to the ..."

3. Face to Face by Jeff W. O'Connell, Gabrielle Warnock (2000)
"Highly regarded as a constitutional lawyer in both the Irish and European courts (dealing with such areas as the decriminalisation of homosexuality and ..."

4. Secreted Desires: The Major Uranians by Michael Matthew Kaylor (2006)
"Jeremy Bentham wrote an extensive legal appeal for its decriminalisation in his Offenses Against One's Self (around 1785). JA Symonds wrote an apologia for ..."

5. Ukraine by OECD Staff, Eugeny Gomin, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2005)
"The effective Criminal Code of Ukraine has no Article with such title, but this does not mean decriminalisation of mediation. Presently, the actions of an ..."

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