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Definition of Decriminalization

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

Definition of Decriminalization

1. Noun. The act of making a previously illegal activity no longer treatable as a criminal offence. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Decriminalization

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

1. Youth & Drugs: Society's Mixed Messages edited by Hank Resnik (1994)
"The impact of decriminalization on use has been debated. ... Adolescent use has increased, but its relationship to decriminalization is unclear ..."

2. Technologies for Understanding and Preventing Substance Abuse and Addiction by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Several States passed decriminalization laws, which allowed possession or use of small amounts of marijuana and imposed fines instead of prison sentences ..."

3. Illicit Drug Use, Smoking and Drinking by America's High School Students by Lloyd D. Johnston, Patrick M. O'Malley, Jerald G. Bachman (1993)
"While the answers to such a question must be interpreted cautiously, a special study of the effects of marijuana decriminalization at the state level, ..."

4. Marijuana Use in America: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary U. S (1996)
"CONTEMPORARY EXPERIENCE WITH MARIJUANA Decriminalization Our most comprehensive modern study of marijuana policy was the report of the National Commission ..."

5. Bolivia and Coca: A Study in Dependency by James Painter (1994)
"It is not the place here to discuss the efficacy of demand-side solutions or review the well-rehearsed arguments in favor of and against decriminalization ..."

6. Medical Marijuana Referenda Movement in America: Hearing Before the edited by Bill McCollum (2001)
"Kevin Zeese of the Drug Policy Foundation was quoted on several occasions as having said that "medical marijuana is the first step to decriminalization", ..."

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