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Definition of Derogates
1. derogate [v] - See also: derogate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Derogates
Literary usage of Derogates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"The French King issued an " arret," which " derogates from art. 35. of Code Noir,
and renders the approval of a governor necessary to make ..."
2. A Treatise on the Law and Practice Relating to Vendors and Purchasers of by Joseph Henry Dart, William Barber, Sheldon, William Robert, 1857- (1888)
"-where it derogates from a previous voluntary settlement by —- the plaintiff
vendor (o); but specific performance will bo enforced, at the suit of the ..."
3. The Works of William E. Channing, D.D. by William Ellery Channing (1894)
"Thus it derogates from his infinite glory. But the' worst has not been told.
I observe, then, in the third place, that if three divine persons are believed ..."
4. The Sufferings of Christ by George Griffin (1845)
"Objections to Prevalent Theory—Venerable for its Age and Prevalence—Miniature of
its Outlines—derogates from Simplicity and Fulness of Atonement—Not founded ..."
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