"derogatory clause" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: derogatory clauses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} derogatory clause (plural derogatory clauses)
  1. (law) A secret clause inserted into a testament and known by the testator alone, with a condition that no will made thereafter will be valid unless the same clause is inserted word for word (to guard against later wills extorted by violence, etc). Categories (topical): Law Translations (Translations): derogatorinen ehto (Finnish), derogatorinen klausuuli (Finnish), derogatorische Klausel [feminine] (German), klauzula derogacyjna [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-derogatory_clause-en-noun-VgSar6VH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

Inflected forms

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