legalization

This article deals with the lifting of a ban or the assessment of a behavior, event or fact as "illegal". For the authentication of documents see under legalization

Legalization refers to the complete lifting of a ban , but not a decriminalization , ie the downgrading of a criminal offense to an administrative offense with the result that what was previously classified as “illegal” is considered to be “irregular”.

See also:

• Legalization of drugs
• Legalization (building law)
• Legalization (certification of documents for use abroad)

Wiktionary: Legalization  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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