derogation
noun
[ dɛrəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• an exemption from or relaxation of a rule or law.
• "countries assuming a derogation from EC law"
• the perception or treatment of someone or something as being of little worth.
• "the derogation of women"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘impairment of the force of’): from Latin derogatio(n- ), from the verb derogare (see derogate).
