meaning of derogation
1. The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; -- followed by of, from, or to.
2. An alteration of, or subtraction from, a contract for a sale of stocks.
3. law the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly
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