What are some opposite words for legalize?
Antonyms for legalize
ˈli gəˌlaɪzle·gal·ize
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term legalize.
Wiktionary
legalizeverb
Antonyms:
criminalise, criminalize
English Synonyms and Antonyms
legalize
Antonyms:
abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, prohibit, remove, repeal, reverse, revoke, set aside, stamp out, subvert, supplant, suppress, terminateSynonyms:
authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, set up, support, sustain
Princeton's WordNet
legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatiseverb
make legal
"Marijuana should be legalized"
Antonyms:
illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalise, criminalizeSynonyms:
legitimize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
legalizeverb
Antonyms:
illegalize, illegitimizeSynonyms:
legitimize
How to use legalize in a sentence?
It's a crime and a tragedy when governments legalize harmful drugs like cannabis but criminalize vital human rights like Death With Dignity.
I’m on the record totally opposing this law [California Proposition 64] that does not legalize marijuana.
In October, Canada became the first major economic country to legalize recreational marijuana, which will undoubtedly be a bellwether for the U.S. as it continues to debate policy issues surrounding pot. And although cigarette smoking might be on the decline, Dr. King notes the tobacco industry has heavily diversified its portfolio of products and still remains one of the most profitable industries globally. So while it might be awhile beforeconvenient stores are sellingpacks of joints, similar to a pack of cigarettes its cleartobacco is positioningitself for an impendingshift towards cannabis. Kids started with tobacco and then graduated to marijuana, now its the other way around. Kids start with marijuana and they graduate to tobacco.
One colleague that I read an article about has used it for tumors, and the cannabidiol was instrumental in causing tumor regression, hopefully we can learn more as time goes on as more states legalize marijuana, we’ll learn a lot more and be able to prove scientifically, the benefits of the use of cannabidiols for pets.
Eyal Press writes in The New Yorker. Audm subscribers can listen to that article.)In the rest of today’s newsletter, we look more closely at the 10 states.Furthest alongInitiatives seem most likely to happen soon in two states.In Ohio, a coalition of abortion rights groups is collecting signatures to place an initiative on the ballot this year that would protect access through roughly the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. For now, most abortions remain legal in Ohio, thanks to a court ruling blocking a ban.In South Dakota, organizers are optimistic that they can collect the signatures needed for an initiative next year. It is a compromise measure that would seek to reinstate the minimum access required by the Roe v. Wade decision. All abortions would be legal in the first trimester (roughly 12 weeks), and some would be in the second trimester.Early effortsIn several other states, efforts have begun, but they’re less advanced.In Missouri, advocates have not yet settled on one approach. Some petitions — an early step to putting an initiative on the ballot — would protect most abortion access until 24 weeks of pregnancy. Others would be narrower and let the state enact parental consent laws.In Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a near-total ban, advocates are hoping to place an initiative on the ballot that would allow most abortions until 24 weeks. But the state’s pro-marijuana movement helps highlight the slowness of the effort: Organizers of a 2024 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana have already raised $30 million and collected nearly all the required signatures — while organizers of an abortion initiative are just getting started.Arizona has tough rules for ballot initiatives, requiring hundreds of thousands of signatures on a petition.
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#317 | end | |
#1651 | remove | |
#3815 | reverse | |
#6266 | destroy | |
#10518 | terminate | |
#13003 | prohibit | |
#16588 | repeal | |
#16683 | suppress | |
#17392 | outlaw | |
#22918 | revoke | |
#27471 | overthrow | |
#27695 | abolish | |
#28847 | eradicate | |
#40873 | abate | |
#43431 | legalize | |
#51579 | subvert | |
#55344 | supplant | |
#65899 | nullify | |
#66079 | annihilate | |
#68362 | exterminate | |
#72502 | obliterate | |
#80071 | annul | |
#83175 | abrogate | |
#84851 | criminalize | |
#188534 | criminalise | |
#228927 | extirpate |
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