civil law. The partial abrogation of a law; to derogate from a law is to enact something which is contrary to it; to abrogate a law is’ to abolish it entirely. Dig. lib. 50, t. 17, 1. 102. See Abrogation. The partial repeal or abolishing of a law, as by a subsequent act which limits its scope or impairs its utility and force. Distinguished from abrogation, which means the entire repeal and annulment of a law. Dig. 50, 17, 102.