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Definition of Decriminalized
1. decriminalize [v] - See also: decriminalize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decriminalized
Literary usage of Decriminalized
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Californias Megans Law by Bill (FWD) Lockyer (2001)
"(III) The department shall determine whether the person's conviction was for
conduct between consensual adults that has been decriminalized. ..."
2. Empowering Families, Helping Adolescents: Family-Centered Treatment of edited by Wendy Snyder (1998)
"Between 1972-78,11 States decriminalized marijuana; no State has decriminalized
since then, and some are actually ..."
3. Technologies for Understanding and Preventing Substance Abuse and Addiction by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"There were still States in which marijuana was decriminalized, but these decreased
in numbers through 1990, when the last State—Alaska—to have ..."
4. Youth & Drugs: Society's Mixed Messages edited by Hank Resnik (1994)
"By 1989, 11 States with one-third of the population had decriminalized possession
of small quantities of marijuana (National Organization for the Reform of ..."
5. Alcohol Use Among U. S. Ethnic Minorities edited by Danielle Spiegler (1993)
"This Act decriminalized intoxication and provided for treatment and rehabilitation
of people suffering from alcoholism. Other laws, however, were not ..."
6. Multijurisdictional Drug Law Enforcement Strategies: Reducing Supply And Demand (1993)
"... but such a policy would be impractical in a state like California where
possession of small amounts of marijuana has been decriminalized. ..."
7. Medical Marijuana Referenda Movement in America: Hearing Before the edited by Bill McCollum (2001)
"But that would be general legalization, if you decriminalized all drugs. Mr.
GRINSPOON. Well, decriminalizing would be better. Mr. McCOLLUM. ..."
8. Problems Surrounding the Mortgage Origination Process: Congressional Hearing edited by Lauch Faircloth, Connie Mack (2000)
"RESPA should be decriminalized. The 1992 Final RESPA Rule In 1992, after almost
10 years of thought and study, HUD issued a final RESPA regulation dealing ..."
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