derogation

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The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; -- followed by of, from, or to.

An alteration of, or subtraction from, a contract for a sale of stocks.

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This law cannot be contradicted by any other law, and is not liable either to derogation or abrogation. Neither the senate nor the people can give us any dispensation for not obeying this universal law of justice. It needs no other expositor and interpreter than our own conscience. Cicero

I have made it quite clear that a unified Ireland was one solution that is out. A second solution was a confederation of two states. That is out. A third solution was joint authority. That is out-that is a derogation of sovereignty. Margaret Thatcher

any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed Source: Internet

Speakers believe that the issues of people living in the ATO area, as well as the functioning of organizations or enterprises there, could be resolved without derogation in the Convention. Source: Internet

Malta in fact has a permanent derogation. Source: Internet

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