deprecation
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Deprecation should be for specific reasons only, because the sects of other people all deserve reverence for one reason or other.
From Notes on Islam by Hussain, Khaja Muhammad
Deprecation is when the person on his trial confesses that he has done wrong, and that he has done wrong on purpose, and nevertheless entreats to be pardoned.
From The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 by Cicero, Marcus Tullius
—I, with leave of Speech implor'd And humble Deprecation, thus reply d: Let not my Words offend thee, Heav'nly Power, My Maker, be propitious while I speak, &c.
From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph
Deprecation is when it is not attempted to defend the action in question, but entreaties to be pardoned are employed.
From The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 by Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Deprecation -- N. deprecation, expostulation; intercession, mediation, protest, remonstrance.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
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