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Examples of derogate
derogate
Both covenants allowed states to derogate some rights.
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Section 25, which states that the Charter does not derogate existing Aboriginal rights and freedoms.
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These provisions do not derogate from the State's power to acquire property belonging to a religious denomination.
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Project documents suggest, in fact, that the new bridges will derogate significantly from safety standards with respect to ramps, merge distances, etc.
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Law enforcement needs to follow certain rules and this kind of instability, is not a justification to derogate from Egypt's human rights obligations.
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Gun Law only permits to make richest the rich gun's contractors and manufacturers, we must stop and derogate that stupid and non human law.
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- Minimize: cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"
- (derogation) disparagement: a communication that belittles somebody or something
- (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"
- To partially repeal (a law etc.). [16th-17th c.]; To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle. [from 16th c.]; To take away (something from something else) in a way which leaves it lessened. [from 16th c.]; To remove a part, to detract from (a quality of excellence, authority etc.). ...
- (Derogation) An exemption from a provision of EC law
- (Derogation) As used in the trade literature, this seems to mean a departure from the established rules, as when a country's policies are said to constitute a derogation from the GATT.
- (Derogation) Reduction of stringency or non-application of a rule (e.g. Directive)
- (Derogation) The partial repeal of a law, usually by a subsequent act that in some way diminishes its ORIGINAL INTENT or scope.
- A derogation is a temporary waiver from a Regulation or a Directive and is normally only granted by unanimous agreement of the Council of Ministers and for a limited period.
