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# How to pronounce "decriminalised" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/dɛkrɪmɪnælɪsɛd/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **de·cri·mi·na·li·sed**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb
- **VERB**: simple past and past participle of decriminalise

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (10 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "decriminalised" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "The problem starts with Section 2 of the Suicide Act 1961 which makes it a criminal offence to encourage or assist the suicide of another person. The Suicide Act 1961 decriminalised suicide but it remains an offence to encourage or assist someone else's suicide. Should it be an offence for anyone in any circumstances to help someone commit suicide?"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 4:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbKuGF7QwaA&t=250s)

### Example 2
> "has a really good decriminalised model for sex work, but not in all areas of law. So we remove discrimination, where it exists"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 17:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ip5qSLhN8E&t=1048s)

### Example 3
> "So abortion is decriminalised in Australia, but here in Queensland some politicians are now saying we should start restricting abortion access again."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 0:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShYmxpGZwYU&t=37s)

### Example 4
> "I was the Health Minister who decriminalised abortion."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 0:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShYmxpGZwYU&t=29s)

### Example 5
> "Well, in 2001 Portugal decriminalised drugs."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvk4grKEPe0&t=65s)

### Example 6
> "It's been almost 20 years since Portugal decriminalised drugs and while some countries still see it as a radical experiment"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 6:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvk4grKEPe0&t=405s)

### Example 7
> "In Australia many of our states and territories have either legalised or decriminalised sex work."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 0:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVEIqC_Ur9g&t=21s)

### Example 8
> "There's a huge abortion debate happening in the US at the moment and even though Australia has decriminalised abortion, some people are now saying we should start restricting it again."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 0:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShYmxpGZwYU&t=1s)

### Example 9
> "Australia21 - which sounds like it should be a troupe of male strippers but is actually a think-thank has released a report proposing drugs be decriminalised in Australia"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 0:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JPSVyuDxr0&t=12s)

### Example 10
> "Victoria, WA, Tassie, South Australia the NT and ACT it’s decriminalised meaning it’s no longer a crime to seek/perform an abortion"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 0:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu8cg0xJdrU&t=37s)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "decriminalised" correctly?
"decriminalised" is pronounced `/dɛkrɪmɪnælɪsɛd/`. Syllable breakdown: **de·cri·mi·na·li·sed**.

### What does "decriminalised" mean in context?
simple past and past participle of decriminalise

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