Decriminalization
The process through which the legislature legalizes an act which was formerly a crime. see, e.g. Washington v. Harold Glucksberg, 521 US 702 (1997).
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
The repeal or amendment of statutes which made certain acts criminal, so that those acts no longer are crimes or subject to prosecution.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:14 pm
