gelegaliseerde

Gelegaliseerde is the past participle of the Dutch verb legaliseren, meaning to make something legal or to confer legal status. Used as an adjective, it describes things that have obtained legal status by law or regulation. In sentences it can function as a predicate (“Het is gelegaliseerd”) or as an attributive adjective before a noun (gelegaliseerde cannabis, gelegaliseerde arbeid).

The form reflects Dutch agreement rules for adjectives: gelegaliseerde is commonly used when the noun is feminine singular or plural, while the masculine singular form of the participle is gelegaliseerd. In practice, you will see both forms depending on gender and number of the noun.

Gelegaliseerde items appear in political and legal discussions about what activities or substances are allowed under law. Common contexts include drugs, gambling, prostitution, and other regulated sectors, as well as references to the legalization process itself (legalisatie). The term is often contrasted with illegaal (illegal) or with decriminalization versus legalization in policy debates.

Related terms include legaliseren (to legalize) and legalisatie (legalization). The prefix ge- marks the participle form, a typical pattern in Dutch for forming past participles used as adjectives or in perfect tenses. Understanding gelegaliseerde thus helps in reading Dutch-language legal, political, and journalism sources that address changes in regulatory status.