DEROGATION

Derogation

Derogation is the partial revocation of a law, as opposed to abrogation or the total abolition of a law. The term is used in both civil law and common law. It is sometimes used, loosely, to mean abrogation, as in the legal maxim: Lex posterior derogat priori, i.e. a subsequent law imparts the abolition of a previous one.

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derogation

Noun

  1. An act which belittles; disparagement.
  2. The act of derogating; the temporary or partial nullification of a law.


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