defelonize
English
editEtymology
editFrom de- + felon + -ize, apparently on the model of decriminalize.
Verb
editdefelonize (third-person singular simple present defelonizes, present participle defelonizing, simple past and past participle defelonized)
- (transitive) To reduce the status of (a crime) such that it is no longer a felony.