Derogation

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  • n. An act which belittles; disparagement.
  • n. The act of derogating; the temporary or partial nullification of a law.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; -- followed by of, from, or to.
  • n. An alteration of, or subtraction from, a contract for a sale of stocks.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of impairing effect in whole or in part; limitation as to extent, or restraint as to operation: as, a statute in derogation of the common law must not be enlarged by construction.
  • n. The act of impairing or seeking to impair merit, reputation, or honor; a lessening of value or estimation; detraction; disparagement.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a communication that belittles somebody or something
  • n. (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law
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    abrogation    repeal    annulment   
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