legal process
decriminalization
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85036356
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decriminalization
https://homosaurus.org/terms/decriminalisation
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q903453
The lessening or termination of criminal penalties in relation to certain acts, perhaps retroactively, though perhaps regulated permits or fines might still apply (for contrast, see: legalization).
decriminalisation