Home › Words › D › depenalizedepenalizedepenalize · verb — to remove a penalty from.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom de- + penalize.verbTo remove a penalty from.e.g.“Among these 20 countries, 4 adopted policies to depenalize cannabis use; 11 decriminalized cannabis use; and 7 implemented partial prohibition policies.” — 2015 November 26, “Cannabis Liberalization and Adolescent Cannabis Use: A Cross-National Study in 38 Countries”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.depenalization 90% match — The removal of a penalty for something. vs depenalize →decriminalize 69% match — To change the laws so something is no longer a crime. vs depenalize →defelonize 67% match — To reduce the status of (a crime) such that it is no longer a felony. vs depenalize →decrim 66% match — Decriminalization. vs depenalize →depenis 66% match — To remove the penis of. vs depenalize →depathologize 64% match — To cease to treat as a medical disorder. vs depenalize →unpenalizable 64% match — Not penalizable. vs depenalize →penalization 64% match — The act of punishing; punishment. vs depenalize →