legalize
/ˈliːɡəlaɪz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.
Example Sentences
- "There is a debate whether or not to legalize some of the softer drugs."
- "This is true despite the fact that in 1986, the federal government legalized the cashability of RRSP annuities."
- "Legislative reform campaigns aimed at restricting foreign immigration, mandating state institutionalization of the biologically unfit, and legalizing eugenical involuntary sterilization."
- "But now a legislative battle looms over the gun lobby’s brazen counterinitiative to legalize concealed weapons on campus."
- "State lawmakers approved a bill on Tuesday that legalizes the drug for adults 21 and older and moves toward the creation of a potential $4.2 billion industry that could become one of the nation’s largest markets."