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merit

/ˈmɛɹət/

Meanings
noun
A claim to commendation or a reward.

Examples :

"The student's excellent grades earned her merit. "
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noun
Usually in the plural form the merits: the substantive rightness or wrongness of a legal argument, a lawsuit, etc., as opposed to technical matters such as the admissibility of evidence or points of legal procedure; (by extension) the overall good or bad quality, or rightness or wrongness, of some other thing.

Examples :

"Even though the plaintiff was ordered by the judge to pay some costs for not having followed the correct procedure, she won the case on the merits."
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Related Words

Illustration examination

examination noun

/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/

The act of examining.

"The examination of the patient's symptoms took several hours. "

Illustration enlightenment

enlightenment noun

/-laɪtmənt/

An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.

"After attending the lecture, I experienced a moment of enlightenment about the complexities of quantum physics. "

Illustration substantive

substantive noun

/səbˈstæntɪv/

(grammar) a word that names a person, place, thing or idea; a noun (sensu stricto)

"In grammar class, we learned that "cat" is a substantive because it names an animal. "

Illustration admissibility

admissibility noun

/ədˌmɪsɪˈbɪləti/ /ædˌmɪsɪˈbɪləti/

The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.

"The lawyer argued about the admissibility of the security camera footage in court. "

Illustration recognition

recognition noun

/ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/

The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity)

"He looked at her for ten full minutes before recognition dawned."

Illustration approbation

approbation noun

/ˌæp.ɹəʊˈbeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌæp.ɹoʊˈbeɪ.ʃən/

The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.

"The teacher's approbation of Sarah's essay was evident in the high grade she received. "

Illustration contributes

contributes verb

/kənˈtrɪbjuːts/ /ˈkɒntrɪbjuːts/

To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

"to contribute articles to a journal"

Illustration determines

determines verb

/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnz/ /dɪˈtɜrmənz/

To set the boundaries or limits of.

"The fence determines the boundary of our yard. "

Illustration excellence

excellence noun

/ˈɛksələns/

The quality of being excellent; brilliance

"The student's essay demonstrated excellence in writing. "

Illustration retribution

retribution noun

/ˌɹɛtɹɪˈbjuʃən/

Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.

"After Mark cheated on the exam, the teacher's retribution was to fail him for the entire course. "

Illustration commendation

commendation noun

/ˌkɒmənˈdeɪʃən/ /ˌkɑmənˈdeɪʃən/

The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.

"The firefighter received a commendation for his bravery in rescuing the child from the burning building. "

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"