derogation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: derogation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for derogation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
derogation n a communication that belittles somebody or something [syn: disparagement, depreciation, derogation] (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 construed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Derogation \Der`oga"tion\, n. [L. derogatio: cf. F. d[82]rogation.] 1. The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; -- followed by of, from, or to. I hope it is no derogation* to the Christian religion. --Locke. He counted it no derogation of his manhood to be seen to weep. --F. W. Robertson. 2. (Stock Exch.) An alteration of, or subtraction from, a contract for a sale of stocks.