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1derogation from grant — In the context of landlord and tenant, where a landlord has taken steps or granted another party rights which render the premises unfit or unsuitable for the purpose for which they were let. The principle is limited: it does not offer protection… …
2Doctrine of non-derogation from grants — The doctrine of non derogation from grants is a principle of the law of England and Wales. As the House of Lords explained in British Leyland Motor Corp. v. Armstrong Patents Co., it states that a seller of realty or goods is not permitted to… …
3derogation from grant — Provision in an instrument of transfer such as a deed which diminishes or militates against the grant itself …
4derogation from grant — Provision in an instrument of transfer such as a deed which diminishes or militates against the grant itself …
5derogation — UK US /ˌderəˈɡeɪʃən/ noun [C or U] FORMAL LAW ► special permission not to obey a rule, law, etc.: »It is possible to obtain derogation from certain Stock Exchange requirements but this must be applied for in the early stages of a transaction …
6Derogation — • The partial revocation of a law, as opposed to abrogation or the total abolition of a law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Derogation Derogation …
7derogation — der·o·ga·tion /ˌder ə gā shən/ n [Latin derogatio partial abrogation of a law, from derogare to detract from the force of (a law)]: a taking away or detraction from something (as the force of a law) the executive was without power to act in… …
8Derogation — Der o*ga tion, n. [L. derogatio: cf. F. d[ e]rogation.] 1. The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; followed by of, from, or to. [1913 Webster] I hope it is no derogation to the… …
9Derogation — 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… …
10derogation — mid 15c., from O.Fr. dérogacion (14c.), from L. derogationem (nom. derogatio), noun of action from pp. stem of derogare (see DEROGATORY (Cf. derogatory)) …
