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derogation

[der-uh-gey-shuhn] / ˌdɛr əˈgeɪ ʃən /


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A central committee of senior BMA doctors makes decisions on each derogation request.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

In a letter to NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard, BMA Chairman Professor Philip Banfield said the refusal of hospitals to provide the necessary data “is fundamentally undermining the derogation process.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024

"When applying for the derogation, we provided information requested by the BMA that accurately reflected our concerns about risk to patient safety, during what is a fast-moving situation," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023

Such a derogation "would enable EU operating lessors to seek authorisation to transfer ownership of aircraft formerly leased to Russian lessees or their Russian insurers," it said.

From Reuters • Dec. 22, 2022

His remark was not intended for flippancy nor even derogation.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner