different between derogation vs aspersion

derogation

English

Etymology

From Old French derogacion (French dérogation), from Latin d?rog?ti?.

Pronunciation

(UK, General American) IPA^(key): /?d?????e???n/

Noun

derogation (countable and uncountable, plural derogations)

An act which belittles; disparagement.
(law) The act of derogating; the temporary or partial nullification of a law.

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aspersion

English

Etymology

From Latin aspersi?nem, from aspersi? (“sprinkling”).

Noun

aspersion (plural aspersions)

An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. [from late 16th c.]
Synonyms: calumny, slander; see also Thesaurus:slander
(obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 4 scene 1
  If thou dost break her virgin knot before
  All sanctimonious ceremonies may
  With full and holy rite be minister'd,
  No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall
  To make this contract grow; but barren hate […]
(in the plural) slander, calumny

Derived terms

cast aspersions

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repassion

French

Noun

aspersion f (plural aspersions)

aspersion
sprinkling

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derogation

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aspersion

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