decriminalize
verb (used with object)
to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against.
had decriminalized
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past perfectof decriminalize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Until the changes in Argentina and Mexico, only smaller nations — Cuba, Uruguay and Guyana — had decriminalized abortion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2021
