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What (who) is Derogate - definition
PARTIAL SUPPRESSION OF A LAW
Derogated; Derogate; Derogates; Derogating; Derogations; Lex posterior derogat priori
Derogate
·noun Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded.
II. Derogate ·vi To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to Degenerate.
- usually with from.
IV. Derogate ·vt To annul in part; to repeal partly; to Restrict; to limit the action of;
- said of a law.
- said of a person or thing.
derogate
['d?r?ge?t]
¦ verb formal
1. (derogate from) detract from.
2. (derogate from) deviate from.
3. disparage.
Derivatives
derogation noun
derogative adjective
Origin
ME: from L. derogat-, derogare 'abrogate', from de- 'aside, away' + rogare 'ask'.
derogation
n.
Detraction, disparagement, depreciation.
Wikipedia
Derogation
Derogation is a legal term of art.
The term is also used in Catholic canon law, and in this context differs from dispensation in that it applies to the law, whereas dispensation applies to specific people affected by the law.
Examples of use of Derogate
1. Blair cannot derogate from article 3 of the European convention because one of the features of that article is that you cannot derogate from it.
2. Today‘s cases involved Article 5 of the European convention, which prevents indefinite detention without trial – but the Government can derogate from it.
3. The UK was the only country to derogate from the European Convention on Human Rights and introduce arrest and detention without charge or trial for serious terrorist suspects.
4. Already there are arguments about whether it is possible to derogate from the Human Rights Act even in a public emergency.
5. "It is not possible to derogate from it even in a public emergency threatening the life of the nation," he said.