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DISPARAGEMENT Definition & Legal Meaning

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In old English law. An injury by union or comparison with someperson or thing of inferior rank or excellence.Marriage without disparagement was marriage to one of suitable rank and character.2 Bl. Comm. 70; Co. Litt. S2b. Shutt v. Carloss, 30 N. C. 232.

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