derogare

to derogate, to deviate from

verb deh-roh-GAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin derogare, 'to repeal in part', from de- + rogare ('to ask, to propose a law').

Usage Note

Derogare is a formal legal and administrative term meaning to make an exception to a rule or to partially repeal a norm — derogare a una norma ('to derogate from a rule'). The noun deroga ('exemption, waiver') is more commonly encountered in legal texts. It takes the preposition a and is rarely used in everyday speech.

Examples

"È possibile derogare a questa norma in casi eccezionali."

Natural Translation

It is possible to derogate from this rule in exceptional cases.

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