LEGALIZE


Meaning of LEGALIZE in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

court

Y., referring to the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.

marriage

In a test case, the state of Hawaii may become the first to legalize gay marriage , next year.

party

A bill formally legalizing the new parties was not expected to be enacted before April.

The National People's Assembly had legalized political parties on March 26.

suicide

Poenisch is leading a grass-roots campaign to persuade Michigan voters to legalize doctor-assisted suicide .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Denmark recently legalized marriage between gay couples.

Gambling has recently been legalized in three towns in Colorado.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Eight further political parties were formally legalized on Feb. 5 and other parties were encouraged to apply for registration.

He introduced a bill to legalize abortion two years before Roe v. Wade.

Legislation to legalize casino gambling could be introduced in Congress next fall.

Short of legalizing abortion, lives could be saved if doctors were better trained to deal with septic or incomplete abortions.

The measure would have legalized slot machines in Palm Springs and allowed voters to approve other casinos later.

Uniate congregations had been legalized on Dec. 1, 1989, and 600 parishes had registered by January 1990.

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