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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 lawfulplay

  Familiarity information: LEGALIZATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEGALIZATION (noun)


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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