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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Merits of the case aside, Rocha, 76, is a senior figure in Sheinbaum’s Morena Party and close ally of her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Merits aside, the new bill’s prospects are shaky at best.
From New York Times • Sep. 18, 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
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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