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Verb: legalise  'lee-gu,lIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: legalize)
  1. Make legal
    "Marijuana should be legalised";
    - legalize, decriminalize, decriminalise [Brit], legitimize, legitimise [Brit], legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise [Brit]

Derived forms: legalised, legalises, legalising

Type of: allow, countenance, let, permit

Antonym: criminalize

Encyclopedia: Legalise

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