decriminaliseren
Dutch
Etymology
From de- + criminaliseren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdeː.kri.mi.naː.liˈseː.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: de‧cri‧mi‧na‧li‧se‧ren
- Rhymes: -eːrən
Verb
decriminaliseren
- (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
| Inflection 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 | 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. | ||||
Derived terms
- decriminalisering