legalized
adj.adj. allowed by law after being illegal for a long time. You use this to describe something that the government has officially made okay to do.
adj. made lawful by the enactment of new legislation or the removal of previous prohibitions. Often used as a participial adjective to describe activities or substances that were formerly illicit.
The legalized market for sports betting is growing quickly.
Many economists argue that a legalized industry is easier to regulate and tax than an underground one.
The transition to a legalized framework required the state to establish rigorous oversight committees to ensure that former black-market operators were excluded from the new licensing process.
Often used as a participial adjective following a linking verb or preceding a noun.
The government legalized of the drug.The government legalized the drug.When used as a verb, it is transitive and takes a direct object without a preposition.