decriminaliseren

Dutch

Etymology

From de- +‎ criminaliseren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdeː.kri.mi.naː.liˈseː.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: de‧cri‧mi‧na‧li‧se‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

decriminaliseren

1. (transitive) to decriminalise

Usage notes

The precise legal meaning of decriminaliseren is somewhat vague in Dutch; it may refer to practices ranging from depenalisation to full legalisation. However, for the practice of keeping something de jure illegal but tolerating it de facto, the precise term gedogen is used.

Inflection

Conjugation of decriminaliseren (weak)
infinitive	decriminaliseren
past singular	decriminaliseerde
past participle	gedecriminaliseerd
infinitive	decriminaliseren
gerund	decriminaliseren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	decriminaliseer	decriminaliseerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	decriminaliseert, decriminaliseer2	decriminaliseerde
2nd person sing. (u)	decriminaliseert	decriminaliseerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	decriminaliseert	decriminaliseerde
3rd person singular	decriminaliseert	decriminaliseerde
plural	decriminaliseren	decriminaliseerden
subjunctive sing.1	decriminalisere	decriminaliseerde
subjunctive plur.1	decriminaliseren	decriminaliseerden
imperative sing.	decriminaliseer
imperative plur.1	decriminaliseert
participles	decriminaliserend	gedecriminaliseerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• decriminalisering

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dekriminaliseer