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mer·it M0230300 (mĕr′ĭt)n.1. a. Superior quality or worth; excellence: a proposal of some merit; an ill-advised plan without merit.b. A quality deserving praise or approval; virtue: a store having the merit of being open late.2. Demonstrated ability or achievement: promotions based on merit alone.3. often merits An aspect of character or behavior deserving approval or disapproval: judging people according to their merits.4. In various religions, spiritual credit granted for good works.5. meritsa. Law The factors to be considered in making a substantive decision in a case, independent of procedural or technical aspects: a trial on the merits.b. The factual content of a matter, apart from emotional, contextual, or formal considerations.v. mer·it·ed, mer·it·ing, mer·its v.tr. To earn; deserve. See Synonyms at earn.v.intr. To be worthy or deserving: Pupils are rewarded or corrected, as they merit.
[Middle English, from Old French merite, reward or punishment, from Latin meritum, from neuter past participle of merēre, to deserve; see (s)mer- in Indo-European roots.]
mer′it·less adj.merits (ˈmɛrɪts) pl n1. (Law) the actual and intrinsic rights and wrongs of an issue, esp in a law case, as distinct from extraneous matters and technicalities2. on its merits on the intrinsic qualities or virtuesMedicalSeeMERITmerits
MeritsThe strict legal rights of the parties to a lawsuit. The word merits refers to the substance of a legal dispute and not the technicalities that can affect a lawsuit. A judgment on the merits is the final resolution of a particular dispute. merits the actual and intrinsic rights and wrongs of an issue as distinct from extraneous matters and technicalities.MERITS. This word is used principally in matters of defence.
2. A defence upon the merits, is one that rests upon the justice of the cause, and not upon technical grounds only; there is, therefore, a difference between a good defence, which may be technical or not, and a defence on the merits. 5 B. & Ald. 703 1 Ashm. R. 4; 5 John. R. 536; Id. 360; 3 John. R. 245 Id. 449; 6 John. R. 131; 4 John. R. 486; 2 Cowen, R. 281; 7 Cowen, R. 514; 6 Wend. R. 511; 6 Cowen, R. 895. MERITS
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