decapitalize
verbUK /diːˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/
Etymology From de- + capitalize.
1
To uncapitalize (convert the first letter (or more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase).
3
Law To remove (something's) status as a capital crime; to cause (something) to no longer be a capital crime.
- In 1801 Connecticut decapitalized arson, but only where no victim's life had been placed in danger.2009, Stuart Banner, The Death Penalty: an American history, page 131:
- Synonyms
- uncapitalize
- Related terms
- decriminalize