merits

/ ˈmɛrɪts /

plural noun

1. the actual and intrinsic rights and wrongs of an issue, esp in a law case, as distinct from extraneous matters and technicalities
2. on its merits
   on the intrinsic qualities or virtues

Example Sentences

Unusually jaunty when he met with reporters Monday, Foster poked fun at the academic merits of the school across town.

From Los Angeles Times

Like Barbra Streisand, who recently penned a 970-page memoir, Cher is one of the handful of artists whose extraordinary life merits the extra ink.

From Los Angeles Times

“I welcome both a debate about the merits of these reform initiatives and an audit of U.F.’s expenses,” he wrote.

From New York Times

But several parents and other adults in the Moreno Valley community said that Perez’s inappropriate and racially charged outburst merits serious disciplinary action.

From Los Angeles Times

Whatever the policy merits are, it doesn’t appear to be benefiting Democrats politically.

From Los Angeles Times

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