decriminalized
- past participle of decriminalize.
- past tense form of decriminalize.
Example Sentences
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It was only a few weeks before his death in August 1967 that homosexuality was partially decriminalized in England.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Elsewhere in Latin America, courts in Colombia and Ecuador have decriminalized euthanasia without passing laws to legalize the practice, while Cuba allows for terminal patients to refuse being kept alive artificially.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
Homosexual acts between adult men were decriminalized in New South Wales in 1984, making it the fifth state to do so.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024
Indian cinema has seen a wave of queer-themed commercial movies since gay sex was decriminalized in a Supreme Court decision in 2018.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024
Schiff voted for bills that would have decriminalized marijuana nationally and ended the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack and powder cocaine.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024
