legalizing

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legalizing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Legalize \Le"gal*ize\ (l[=e]"gal*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Legalized (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Legalizing
     (-[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. l['e]galiser.]
     1. To make legal.
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     2. (Theol.) To interpret or apply in a legal spirit.
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