decriminalisation
nounEtymology From de- + criminalisation.
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UK, Nonstandard Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of decriminalization.
- In February, Gaughan and a delegation of other government and health officials from the ACT travelled to Vancouver, San Francisco and Portland to see how decriminalisation worked in these jurisdictions.2023 September 2, Nino Bucci, “A haven for ‘drug tourism’ or beacon of hope? The rhetoric around decriminalisation in the ACT”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2024: