legalize
English
/ˈliːɡəlaɪz/
verb
Definitions
- To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.
Etymology
Suffix from English legal.
Origin
English
legal
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alegal English
- antilegal English
- antilegalization English
- counterlegal English
- cyberlegal English
- delegalize English
- dentolegal English
- extralegal English
- illegal English
- illegalize English
- intralegal English
- juridico-legal English
- legal English
- legalese English
- legalise English
- legalism English
- legalist English
- legalistic English
- legality English
- legalizable English
- legalization English
- legalizer English
- legally English
- legalness English
- medicolegal English
- metalegal English
- nonlegal English
- overlegalization English
- paralegal English
- politicolegal English
- postlegal English
- prelegal English
- preterlegal English
- pseudolegal English
- psycholegal English
- quasilegal English
- relegalization English
- relegalize English
- semilegal English
- sociolegal English
- sublegal English
- lēgālis Latin
- legalisasyon Cebuano
- לגליזציה Hebrew (modern)
- Legalism Chinese
- legal
- alegal
- illegal
- legally
- legality
- prelegal
- sublegal
- legalise
- legalist
- legalese
- legalism
- nonlegal
- legalizer
- legalness
- semilegal
- paralegal
- postlegal
- metalegal
- antilegal
- delegalize
- cyberlegal
- illegalize
- sociolegal
- intralegal
- legalistic
- extralegal
- relegalize
- quasilegal
- dentolegal
- psycholegal
- legalizable
- pseudolegal
- medicolegal
- preterlegal
- counterlegal
- legalization
- politicolegal
- relegalization
- juridico-legal
- antilegalization
- overlegalization