Merits definition

Plural form of merit.
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Intrinsic advantages, as opposed to political or procedural advantages.

I was the boss's pet project, but was rejected on the merits.

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(law) Substance, distinguished from form or procedure.

The merits of the case favored the plaintiffs, but their procedural blunders set them back.

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Third-person singular simple present indicative form of merit.
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Merits Sentence Examples

  • Two of his merits seem to have impressed the ancients themselves.

  • Though some skeptics smiled when told of Berg's merits, it could not be denied that he was a painstaking and brave officer, on excellent terms with his superiors, and a moral young man with a brilliant career before him and an assured position in society.

  • Most of the native Sapiums have been destroyed by reckless tapping, and the merits of this genus have been somewhat overlooked and deserve reinvestigation.

  • The work has merits, but has never been officially approved.

  • Doppet, the next commander, was little better fitted for the task; but his successor, Dugommier, was a brave and experienced soldier who appreciated the merits of Bonaparte.

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