legalization

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
legalization
    n 1: the act of making lawful [syn: {legalization},
         {legalisation}, {legitimation}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Legalization \Le`gal*i*za"tion\ (l[=e]`gal*[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n),
   n.
   The act of making legal.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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