legalising

[US]/'li:ɡəlaiz/
[UK]/ˈliɡ l..ˌaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. make (something) legal; legalize

Phrases & Collocations

legalise marijuana

legalise same-sex marriage

legalise gambling

legalise euthanasia

legalise prostitution

Example Sentences

They won’t ever legalise the drugs trade.

There has been much dispute over the question of legalised abortion in the Western world.

In January two lesbians became the first same-sex couple to register a “civil solidarity union” in Coahuila, the first Mexican state to legalise such partnerships.

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