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mer·it /'mer-ət/ n1 pl: the substance of a case apart from matters of jurisdiction, procedure, or form2: legal significance, standing, or worthan argument without merit
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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character, credit, desert, deservedness, dignitas, distinction, excellence, good actions, good behavior, goodness, greatness, honor, meritoriousness, meritum, praiseworthy quality, quality, rectitude, righteousness, superiority, uprightness, value, virtue, virtus, worth, worthiness
associated concepts: affidavit of merits, dismissal on the merits, merit system
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caliber (quality), consequence (significance), credit (recognition), earn, importance, probity, quality (excellence), quality (grade), rate, rectitude, right (righteousness), significance, value, weight (importance), worth
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.1 The substantive elements of a claim or defense.2 The validity of a claim or defense (as in "the defense of impossibility is without merit").@ on the meritsDescription of adjudication of a matter on its substantive elements, not on procedural or technical grounds.adj. Said of a judgment delivered after all the evidence in the case and the arguments of the parties have been heard. The judgment is rendered based upon the essential facts of the case, rather than on any technical or procedural rule, such as the failure of proper service.@
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Merit — Mer it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Merited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Meriting}.] [F. m[ e]riter, L. meritare, v. intens. fr. merere. See {Merit}, n.] 1. To earn by service or performance; to have a right to claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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merit# — merit n 1 *due, desert Analogous words: meed, reward, guerdon (see PREMIUM): worth, value: gaining or gainings, winning or winnings (see GET) 2 *excellence, virtue, perfection Antonyms: fault: defect … New Dictionary of Synonyms
merit — [n] advantage arete, asset, benefit, caliber, credit, desert, dignity, excellence, excellency, good, goodness, honor, integrity, perfection, quality, stature, strong point, talent, value, virtue, worth, worthiness; concept 693 Ant. demerit,… … New thesaurus
Merit — Mer it, v. i. To acquire desert; to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
merit — as a verb has inflected forms merited, meriting … Modern English usage