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What (who) is Legalize - definition

PROCESS OF REMOVING A LEGAL PROHIBITION AGAINST SOMETHING WHICH IS CURRENTLY NOT LEGAL
Legalisation; Legalize; Legalizing; Legalizations; Legalisations; Legalizes; Legalized; Legalise; Legalises; Legalised; Legalising; Legalizer; Legalizers; Legaliser; Legalisers

legalize         
v. a.
1.
Authorize, permit by law.
2.
Sanction, legitimate, legitimize, make legal, confirm by law.
legalize         
(legalizes, legalizing, legalized)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'legalise'
If something is legalized, a law is passed that makes it legal.
Divorce was legalized in 1981.
...the decision of the Georgian government to legalise multi-party elections.
VERB: be V-ed, V n
legalization
She ruled out the legalisation of drugs.
N-UNCOUNT: usu the N of n
Legalize         
·vt To make legal.
II. Legalize ·vt To interpret or apply in a legal spirit.

Wikipedia

Legalization

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 regarded, by those working towards legalization, as victimless crimes, of which one example is the consumption of illegal drugs (see drug legalization).

Legalization should be contrasted with decriminalization, which removes criminal charges from an action, but leaves intact associated laws and regulations.

Proponents of libertarianism support legalization of what they regard as victimless crimes, such as recreational drug and alcohol use, gun ownership, and prostitution.

In U. S. immigration context, the term "legalization" is colloquially used to refer to a process whereby a person illegally present in the country can obtain lawful permanent residence. Since 1929, the US law has provided the legalization procedure known as registry, which simply requires the applicant to prove that he has continuously resided in the country since before a certain specified "registry date" (originally, 1921; presently, 1972), and is not inadmissible on other grounds (criminal history, etc.). One legalization proposal that was widely discussed recently was the DREAM Act.

Examples of use of Legalize
1. Congress to legalize the import of Canadian drugs.
2. "The main mission is to legalize the questionably acquired property.
3. The legislation would legalize over 1,200 existing agencies.
4. In 1'8', the people of Poland forced the government to legalize Solidarity.
5. In order to legalize the structures, a special planning committee will be set up.