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What is a derogation?

What is a derogation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An act which belittles; disparagement.
  2. (law) The act of derogating; the temporary or partial nullification of a law.
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Both hussy and housewife have their origin in Old English huswif, but hussy has undergone semantic derogation.
Some would require a derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights.
Women who have a sense of personal inadequacy may project their views about themselves to a lack of trust and derogation of women in general.
This derogation from representation is balanced against the need for independence from the passing passions that can excite legislators.
I don't think the prosecution should sit on their hands in court if the defence is using derogation of victims in mitigation.
However, the department sought a derogation from that and that has been upheld by the Supreme Court.

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