decriminalised
Removed from prohibition
Decriminalised describes something that was once illegal but is no longer treated as a criminal offense.
Laws may be changed or repealed so that an act, while possibly still regulated or subject to civil penalties, no longer results in criminal prosecution: Portugal decriminalised personal drug use in 2001.
British spelling of decriminalized.
Making something lawful
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- expungementOfficial record removal
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
acquittal · exoneration · repeal · statute · legislation · regulation · ordinance · nonprosecution
Adjusting to a standard
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- destigmatizationRemoving social shame
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
advocacy · activism · progressivism · civil rights · equality · inclusivity · rehabilitation · restorative justice
Release from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- releaseTo let go
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
relief · autonomy · bodily autonomy · personal choice · individual rights · privacy · consent · agency
Formal argument on issues
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- criticismJudgment of faults
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
dissent · outcry · morality · ethics · condemnation · taboo · stigma · disagreement
legalization
Making something lawful
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- expungementOfficial record removal
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
clemency · acquittal · exoneration · repeal · statute · legislation · regulation · ordinance · nonprosecution · absolution
normalization
Adjusting to a standard
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- destigmatizationRemoving social shame
awareness · advocacy · activism · progressivism · civil rights · equality · inclusivity · rehabilitation · restorative justice · harm reduction
liberation
Release from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- releaseTo let go
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
mercy · relief · autonomy · bodily autonomy · personal choice · individual rights · privacy · consent · agency · self-determination
debate
Formal argument on issues
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- criticismJudgment of faults
protest · dissent · outcry · morality · ethics · condemnation · taboo · stigma · disagreement · polemic
decriminalisedcriminalised
Made into a crime
criminalized · outlawed · prohibited · banned · proscribed
decriminalisedlegalised
Made officially permissible
legalized · lawful · permitted · prosecutable · punishable