derogation
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(verb) to cause to seem inferior; disparage / (verb) to take away a part so as to impair; detract / (verb) to act beneath one's position or character / (LEGAL) an exemption from or relaxation of a rule or law
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derogation
the favorability principle has been replaced with widespread “derogation,” meaning that firm-level agreements can, if negotiated, provide greater flexibility and less favorable terms and conditions of work than the Labor Code requires
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5 years ago
disparaged the film as a “white savior narrative”—a phrase that is now a routine derogation of certain cross-racial sagas of resistance to white supremacy
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4 years, 4 months ago