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legislating vs decriminalization

decriminalization vs legislating

legislating and decriminalization both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
legislating Yes No No No
decriminalization Yes No No No
As nouns, decriminalization is a hyponym of legislating; that is, decriminalization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than legislating:
  • legislating: the act of making or enacting laws
  • decriminalization: legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
Other hyponyms of legislating include criminalisation, criminalization, decriminalisation, enactment, passage.
legislating (noun) decriminalization (noun)
the act of making or enacting laws legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
Difference between legislating and decriminalization

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