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- verb Present participle of
legalize .
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Examples
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"It is the law, and the District of Columbia is not the place where it can lead the country in legalizing marijuana, so the police are doing what they are suppose to do," said Mendelson, who has oversight over the police department.
Mendelson defends D.C. police for pot bust Washington Post Editors 2010
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– The WHO, IPPF (Planned Parenthood, and its associate Guttmacher) and UNFPA (UN population fund) are all heavily invested in legalizing abortion worldwide.
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So where is the benefit in legalizing professional MMA for New York?
Joe Favorito: UFC Deserves Its Fight in New York Now Joe Favorito 2010
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Unlike the overtaxed Islamists of the United Kingdom, Owen Allred did not believe in legalizing polygamy.
The Marrying Kind 2005
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Unlike the overtaxed Islamists of the United Kingdom, Owen Allred did not believe in legalizing polygamy.
The Marrying Kind 2005
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I think that legalizing is the best way to go if we don’t want to open the floodgates of copyright claims in Canadian courts or set up expensive arbitration processes for ISP-customer relations.
Canadian ISP Considers Three Strike Policy : Law is Cool 2009
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Democrats were also more likely than Republicans to support the idea of legalizing and taxing pot.
Rasmussen: 49% Of Coloradans Think Marijuana Should Be Legal 2010
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A new telephone survey from Rasmussen Reports finds that 49% in Colorado support the idea of legalizing and taxing marijuana.
Rasmussen: 49% Of Coloradans Think Marijuana Should Be Legal 2010
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A new telephone survey from Rasmussen Reports finds that 49% in Colorado support the idea of legalizing and taxing marijuana. 39% said they don't support ...
Rasmussen: 49% Of Coloradans Think Marijuana Should Be Legal 2010
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Martin O'Malley (D) has voiced support for civil unions, but has been cold to the idea of legalizing same-sex marriages.
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