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derogation
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noun
(law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law
any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed
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noun
(= disparagement)
a communication that belittles somebody or something
from
Preposition
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When something is from someone, the person gave or sent it.
I got a gift from my grandmother today.
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When someone is from a place, that's where they started.
I am Chinese. I come from Hunan province.
Sorry I'm late. I just came from school.
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You use from to talk about distances between thing in space or time.
Saturn is far from earth.
School is 5km from my home.
The year 2515 is a long time from now.
Eu
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noun
(= europium)
a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
EU
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noun
(= European Union)
an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union
law
Noun
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Laws are the official rules of a government or organisation.
We have defined crime as behaviour which breaks the criminal law.
We believe that this law is wrong and we are not prepared to obey such a law.
The Kyoto treaty became law in 2005.
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The law is the police.
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A law is something that is always true.
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Law is the study of laws.