plural of merit / Intrinsic advantages, as opposed to political or procedural advantages. / (law) Substance, distinguished from form or procedure.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of merit

(chiefly US, law) Referring to a judgment, decision, or ruling of a court whose decision rests upon the law as it applies to the particular evidence and facts presented in the case.

present participle of merit

simple past tense and past participle of merit

deserved

(transitive) To deserve, to earn. / (intransitive) To be deserving or worthy. / (transitive, obsolete, rare) To reward.

(countable) A claim to commendation or a reward. / (countable) A mark or token of approbation or to recognize excellence.

Someone or something that merits.

plural of meriter