To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.

simple past tense and past participle of legalize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of legalize

That which makes legal. / (computing) A tool that takes invalid input and creates valid output, such as for chip placement to move digital standard cell gates into legal positions.

plural of legalizer

Relating to the law or to lawyers. / Having its basis in the law. / Being allowed or prescribed by law. / (informal) Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age.

(uncountable, informal) The legal department of a company. / (uncountable, US, Canada) Paper in sheets 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm).

As permitted by law; not contrary to law. / From a legal perspective.

The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.

Lawfulness. / A dice game; the same as chuck-a-luck.