legalization
pronunciation
How to pronounce legalization in British English: UK [ˌli:gəlaɪ'zeɪʃ]
How to pronounce legalization in American English: US [ˌliɡləˈzeʃən]
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- Noun:
- the act of making lawful
Word Origin
- legalization (n.)
- 1805, noun of action from legalize.
Example
- 1. Mr. obama has said repeatedly he doesn 't favor legalization .
- 2. Would legalization be any worse ?
- 3. Although it 's true that with legalization , those two might not be unrelated .
- 4. Iceland 's legalization of gay marriage also took place in 2010 .
- 5. Paul advocates ending the war on drugs and supports legalization of marijuana at the federal level .