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Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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decriminalization

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/diːˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/

The act of making a previously criminal activity no longer treatable as a criminal offence.

In a Sentence

“the decriminalization of all plant-based psychedelics”

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Common Phrases

. decriminalizationdecriminalization marijuanadecriminalization drugdecriminalization toward
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Antonyms

criminalization

Related Words

legalizationdecriminalisationcriminalizationincriminationcriminalitylegitimizationregularizationdelegalization

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