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Definition of Legalise
1. Verb. Make legal. "Marijuana should be legalized"
Generic synonyms: Allow, Countenance, Let, Permit
Specialized synonyms: Monetise, Monetize
Antonyms: Criminalise, Criminalize, Outlaw, Outlaw
Derivative terms: Legalisation, Legalization, Legitimacy, Legitimation
Definition of Legalise
1. Verb. To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Legalise
1. to legalize [v -ISED, -ISING, -ISES] - See also: legalize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Legalise
Literary usage of Legalise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of the Year (1849)
"... object—BUI brought in by the Marquis of Lansdowne to legalise such relations—Debate
on the Second Reading—Objections raised by the Duke of Newcastle, ..."
2. London Society edited by James Hogg, Florence Marryat (1879)
"You legalise trades-unions, and then marvel at the antagonism between labour and
capital. You sanction the freedom of the press, of the manners of the ..."
3. Some Memorials of John Hampden: His Party and His Times by George Nugent Grenville Nugent (1854)
"Eminent Persons of the Country Party won over by the Court—Wentworth — Saville—Noy—A
new Session—A Bill proposed to legalise Tonnage and Poundage—The ..."
4. Some Memorials of John Hampden: His Party and His Times by George Nugent Grenville Nugent (1854)
"... Saville—Noy—A new Session—A Bill proposed to legalise Tonnage and Poundage—The
Speaker refuses to put a Resolution of Privilege—The Commons' ..."
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