legalization

legalization — le‧gal‧i‧za‧tion [ˌliːgəlaɪˈzeɪʆn ǁ lə ] also legalisation LAW noun [uncountable] the act of making something legal that was previously against the law: • the legalization of trade unions, which had been outlawed * * * legalization UK US (UK …   Financial and business terms

Legalization — is the process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently not legal.Legalization is a process often applied to what are now regarded as victimless crimes, such as the consumption of illegal drugs (see Drug legalization) …   Wikipedia

Legalization — Le gal*i*za tion (l[=e] gal*[i^]*z[=a] sh[u^]n), n. The act of making legal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

legalization — I noun affirmation, approval, authorization, codification, confirmation, legislative sanction, legitimatization, passing into law, ratification, regulation by statute, sanction, validation II index consent, leave (permission), permit …   Law dictionary

legalization — 1805, noun of action from LEGALIZE (Cf. legalize) …   Etymology dictionary

legalization — (Amer.) le·gal·i·za·tion || ‚lɪːgÉ™lÉ™ zeɪʃn / laɪ z n. authorization; act of making legal (also legalisation) …   English contemporary dictionary

legalization — noun The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization. The hippies marched for the legalization of marijauna …   Wiktionary

legalization — legalize (also legalise) ► VERB ▪ make legal. DERIVATIVES legalization noun …   English terms dictionary

legalization — noun see legalize …   New Collegiate Dictionary

legalization — See legalize. * * * …   Universalium

legalization — le·gal·iza·tion …   English syllables