legalized

Meaning

of Legalize

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

legal approved legitimate statutory permissible lawful allowable legitimize licit passed authorized regularisation licensed decriminalize permitted
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Antonyms

penal les punishable lawless outlawed uranian

Phrases with the word

legalized killing

Examples

Advertising is legalized lying. H. G. Wells

I'd rather be in Las Vegas 104 degrees than New York 90 degrees, you know why? Legalized prostitution. In any weather that takes the edge off. Ray Romano

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. Calvin Coolidge

Vegas is everything that's right with America. You can do whatever you want, 24 hours a day. They've effectively legalized everything there. Drew Carey

Democracy, in this late stage of capitalism, has been replaced with a system of legalized bribery. All branches of government, including the courts, along with the systems of entertainment and news, are wholly owned subsidiaries of the corporate state. Electoral politics are elaborate puppet shows. Chris Hedges

Only one thing is certain: if pot is legalized, it won't be for our benefit but for the authorities. To have it legalized will also be to lose control of it. Germaine Greer