Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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derogation | Yes | No | No | No |
wildcat | Yes | Yes | No | No |
derogation (noun) | wildcat (noun) |
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(law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law | any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild |
a communication that belittles somebody or something | an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field |
a cruelly rapacious person |
derogation (adjective) | wildcat (adjective) |
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(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive | |
without official authorization | |
outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices |