merits
Britishplural noun
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the actual and intrinsic rights and wrongs of an issue, esp in a law case, as distinct from extraneous matters and technicalities
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on the intrinsic qualities or virtues
Example Sentences
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The review appeared on March 6, 1970, under the immortal headline “Restaurant Merits Three-Hour Drive.”
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2021
I ended with Merits in the yellow-and-white packs.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 25, 2019
But it was enough for 5-foot-4 to win 29 European Tour titles, two Order of Merits and the 1991 Masters.
From Golf Digest • Sep. 26, 2017
Earlier in the night, the Recording Academy hosted their Special Merits awards at a non-televised ceremony in Los Angeles, handing out the technical Grammys and lifetime achievement accolades.
From Reuters • Feb. 10, 2013
We hired the cheapest lawyer we could find and went to the Merits Hearing armed with this new strategy.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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