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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Norway’s focus on fun has its merits, but the problem I see today in American youth sports isn’t the score-keeping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
In another column, we could argue the merits of moving the final round of the WBC — the semifinals and championship game — to July, when players “otherwise would be playing in major league games.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Lancashire-born Scotland international Scott McTominay certainly merits his place in this line-up despite a quiet World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Last term, when there were both more cases and more referrals to the full court, the appeals to the shadow docket finally overtook those to the merits docket.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
When his mother had said more or less the same thing, the first time his parents had visited the apartment, he’d argued with her, hotly defending the merits of his spartan, solitary existence.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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