derogation

/ˌdɛɹəˈɡeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Old French derogacion (French dérogation), from Latin dērogātiō.

derogation means an act which belittles; disparagement. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.

Why this word is great

DEROGATION — [Noun] An act of disparagement or the partial, temporary repeal of a law. From Old French derogacion, from Latin dērogātiō, from dērogāre ("to repeal, detract"), from dē- ("away") + rogāre ("to ask, propose a law"). Unlike disparagement, which is a direct verbal slight, or abrogation, which is a law's total abolition, derogation is a dual-edged diminishment, a selective erosion. It is the withering aside that diminishes a colleague's triumph, the emergency statute that temporarily voids a fundamental right, and the careful exception that guts a treaty's spirit—a testament to how authority, whether of law or esteem, is most often eroded not by frontal assault, but by a series of small, sanctioned subtractions.

noun

An act which belittles; disparagement.“Always have the greatest excesses and the most reprehensible practices been committed when backed up by or given the sanction of religion. But all this represents no derogation of the original phallic cult per se. It merely proves that the gods have always been what we have made them.”
The act of derogating; the temporary or partial nullification of a law.“Two sets of Mk. 2 coaches hauled by Class 37s were introduced on peak Rhymney services during the summer. The coaches do not comply with the Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM) standards and would therefore need a derogation to continue in passenger service after 31 December.”