legalize
verb (used with object)
to make legal; authorize.
legalise
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a variation of
legalize.
Example Sentences
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When he was previously an MP he abstained from a 2015 vote on another bill to legalise assisted dying because of concerns over safeguards and people feeling under pressure.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
In recent years, successive British transport secretaries have supported the idea of a new law to legalise and regulate the e-scooters available for sale.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
A bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales stalled earlier this year and is set to return to Parliament in September.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
A bill to legalise assisted dying will formally return to the Westminster Parliament for debate on 11 September.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
But a day, a bribe, a turn of the cards might legalise it and place him high in Court favour.
From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Stanley J. Weyman
