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decriminalization

reduced or absence of a criminal penalty for certain acts, illegal or legal
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decriminalization

Summary

decriminalization ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • decriminalization is a type of legislation[2].
  • decriminalization is a type of public policy[3].
  • decriminalization is a type of liberalization[4].
  • decriminalization is the opposite of criminalization[5].
  • decriminalization's facet of is recorded as criminal law[6].
  • decriminalization's partially coincident with is recorded as legalization[7].
  • decriminalization's different from is recorded as legalization[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include legislation[2], public policy[3], and liberalization[4]. decriminalization is the opposite of criminalization[5].

Why It Matters

decriminalization ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month).[1] decriminalization has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] decriminalization is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

public policy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → criminal law
    Subclass of → legislation, public policy, liberalization
    Different from → legalization
    Partially coincident with → legalization
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 39235, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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