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Detractingly

In a detracting manner...

Detracter

One who detracts a detractor...

Detractiveness

The quality of being detractive...

Stigma

Stigma, denotes loss of confidence by the employer amount to 'stigma', Kamal Kishore Lakshman v. Pan American World Airways, AIR 1987 SC 229: (1987) 1 SCC 146.Stigma, is something that detracts from the character or reputation of a person, a mark, sign etc., indicting that something is not considered normal or standard (Webster's New World Dictionary), Dipti Prakash Banerjee v. Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, (1999) 3 SCC 60.Stigma, is understood to be something that is detraction from the character or reputation of a person. It is blemish, imputation, mark or label indicating a deviation from a norm, mere description of background fact cannot be called as stigma. State of U.P. v. Ram Bachan Tripathi, AIR 2005 SC 3212.--in the absence of a statutory definition of the word 'stigma', its meaning as available in dictionaries. According to Webster's New World Dictionary it is something that detracts from the character or reputation of a person, a mark, sign, etc. in...

derogation

derogation [Latin derogatio partial abrogation of a law, from derogare to detract from the force of (a law)] : a taking away or detraction from something (as the force of a law) [the executive was without power to act in of international law "Jules Lobel"] ...

Aerated water

Aerated water, 'Aerated water' may contain sugar or may not contain sugar and if it does not contain sugar, it would not in any way detract from the standard of quality prescribed for 'aerated water' in its item. It is only the proviso to this item which requires that the sucrose content shall not be less than 5 per cent, but that is in case of 'sweetened carbonated water'. If what is sold is 'sweetened aerated water', then it must contain sucrose of not less than 5 per cent or else it would not be in conformity with the standard of quality prescribed by this item and would have to be regarded as adulterated. But this requirement of sucrose content being not less than 5 per cent does not apply where what is sold is not 'sweetened aerated water', but merely 'aerated water' which may or may not contain sugar, Bhim Sen v. State of Punjab', AIR 1976 SC 281: (1976) 1 SCC 141 (143). [Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, (37 of 1954), s. 7 r/w s. 16]...

Conventio privatorum non potest publico juri derogare

Conventio privatorum non potest publico juri derogare [Lat.], A convention of private persons cannot detract from public right....

Detractory

Detractory, tending to detract: derogatory...

Detract

To take away to withdraw...

Detractious

Containing detraction detractory...

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