"defelonize" meaning in English

See defelonize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: defelonizes [present, singular, third-person], defelonizing [participle, present], defelonized [participle, past], defelonized [past]
Etymology: From de- + felon + -ize, apparently on the model of decriminalize. Etymology templates: {{af|en|de-|felon|-ize}} de- + felon + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} defelonize (third-person singular simple present defelonizes, present participle defelonizing, simple past and past participle defelonized)
  1. (transitive) To reduce the status of (a crime) such that it is no longer a felony. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Crime

Inflected forms

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