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LEGALIZATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does legalization mean?
• LEGALIZATION (noun)
The noun LEGALIZATION has 1 sense:
1. the act of making lawful
Familiarity information: LEGALIZATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of making lawful
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
legalisation; legalization; legitimation
Hypernyms ("legalization" is a kind of...):
group action (action taken by a group of people)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
legalize (make legal)
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