decriminalized in English

verb
1
cease by legislation to treat (something) as illegal.
a battle to decriminalize drugs
verb

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1. Portugal is also known for having decriminalized the usage of all common drugs in 2001, the first country in the world to do so.

2. Many proponents of abolitionism or criminalization of prostitution commonly use ten reasons based on studies done on the effects of prostitution in countries where it is legalized or decriminalized.

3. After a long period of oppression during the Estado Novo, Portuguese society has become increasingly accepting of homosexuality, which was decriminalized in 1982, eight years after the Carnation Revolution.

4. BBC America’s 'Queers', starring Alan Cumming, Ben Whishaw, Fionn Whitehead, and more, sees eight new writers respond to the 50th anniversary of The Sexual Offences Act — which partially decriminalized homosexual acts between men in the UK.