legalization
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legalization
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From legalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of loyalization.
noun legalizations · legalisation
- The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization. The hippies marched for the legalization of marijuana.
Opposite: illegalization
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: legalisation, decriminalization, legitimacy, legitimization, legitimation, authentification, authenticate, notary, legitimisation, authentication, certification, regularisation, regularization, notarial, notarization, institutionalization
noun
Opposite: illegalization
Translations
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noun process of making something legal
| Español | legalización |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 합법화 hapbeophwa |
| 日本語 | 合法化 gōhōka |
| 中文 | 合法化 héfǎhuà |
| Kiswahili | uhalalishaji |
| Português | legalização |
| Français | légalisation |
| Deutsch | Legalisierung |
| Italiano | legalizzazione |
| Ελληνικά | νομιμοποίηση nomimopoíisi |
| Русский | легализа́ция legalizácija, узаконе́ние uzakonénije, узако́нивание uzakónivanije |
| עברית | לגליזציה legalizátsya |
Talk about this word "legalization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/legalization. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. legalization. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/legalization "legalization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/legalization.Cite this
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title = {legalization},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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