legalize

The month of May will see an Irish referendum on the legalization of same-sex marriage.
‘Only God’ Can Stop Gay Marriage|Tim Mak|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Legalization in the first two states in America to do so has been highly criticized.
The Real Election Winner: Weed|Abby Haglage|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sabet says the Florida ballot measure was a Trojan Horse for legalization and voters were seeing it for what it was.
Ganja Vs. Geezers in the Sunshine State|Ben Jacobs|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One other big movement behind the push for legalization is, ironically, feminism.
Why It's Time to Legalize Prostitution|Cathy Reisenwitz|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In 1996, only 27 percent of Americans supported the legalization of same-sex marriage.
Justice Kennedy Opened the Door to Same-Sex Marriage, Will He Walk Through Next?|Geoffrey R. Stone|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is to the historical jurist exactly the same thing as the legalization of the Ulster tenant right.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5|Various
Legalization would lessen the charm of forbidden fruit, would decrease sweetness already tasted, more than it would promise new.
In Vain|Henryk Sienkiewicz
An exactly parallel case is the legalization in England of that customary tenant-right known as copyhold.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for legalization

legalize

legalise

/ (ˈliːɡəˌlaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to make lawful or legal

to confirm or validate (something previously unlawful)

Derived forms of legalize

legalization or legalisation, noun

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legalize

verb (used with object), le·gal·ized, le·gal·iz·ing.

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legalise

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