- legalization
- Legalizing; the making lawful of something otherwise unlawful. See legitimation; validation.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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legalization — le‧gal‧i‧za‧tion [ˌliːgəlaɪˈzeɪʆn ǁ lə ] also legalisation LAW noun [uncountable] the act of making something legal that was previously against the law: • the legalization of trade unions, which had been outlawed * * * legalization UK US (UK … Financial and business terms
Legalization — is the process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently not legal.Legalization is a process often applied to what are now regarded as victimless crimes, such as the consumption of illegal drugs (see Drug legalization) … Wikipedia
Legalization — Le gal*i*za tion (l[=e] gal*[i^]*z[=a] sh[u^]n), n. The act of making legal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
legalization — I noun affirmation, approval, authorization, codification, confirmation, legislative sanction, legitimatization, passing into law, ratification, regulation by statute, sanction, validation II index consent, leave (permission), permit … Law dictionary
legalization — 1805, noun of action from LEGALIZE (Cf. legalize) … Etymology dictionary
legalization — (Amer.) le·gal·i·za·tion || ‚lɪËgÉ™lÉ™ zeɪʃn / laɪ z n. authorization; act of making legal (also legalisation) … English contemporary dictionary
legalization — noun The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization. The hippies marched for the legalization of marijauna … Wiktionary
legalization — legalize (also legalise) ► VERB ▪ make legal. DERIVATIVES legalization noun … English terms dictionary
Legalization (disambiguation) — Legalization is the process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently illegal.Legalization may also refer to: * Legalization (of a document), certifying a translated document so it can be recognized in another country * … Wikipedia
Legalization (of a document) — In international law, legalization is the process of certifying a document so that it will be recognized by the legal system of a foreign country. The process is used routinely in international commerce. The procedure for legalizing a foreign… … Wikipedia
legalization — noun see legalize … New Collegiate Dictionary
