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legalise

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++le·gal·ise /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/ verb [transitive]  a British spelling of legalize legalize的英式拼法→ See Verb table
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legaliseBanning drugs mainly promotes crime, so it would be better to legalise, control, tax and discourage them.The Government wants to legalise payment of higher salaries to non-trade union members.However, is it not time to consider the possibility of legalising soft drugs, especially cannabis?If we were to legalise soft drugs, that would no longer be a problem.Hey, why not legalise them?Would it be the policy of the Labour party to legalise those drugs?The legislation is not intended to legalise what already happens in the industry.
le·gal·ise verbChineseSyllable
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legalise
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legalise /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/ verb [transitive]
a British spelling of legalize

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legalize (also legalise British English) /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/ verb [transitive]
 Word Family: noun: legalityillegality, legalization, legalese, illegal; adjective: legalillegal, legalistic; verb: legalize; adverb: legallyillegally
to make something legal so that people are allowed to do it
   OPP  criminalize:
    Abortion was legalized in the 1960s.
—legalization /ˌliːɡəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]:
    a campaign calling for the legalization of certain drugs