- Demerit
- Demerit De*mer"it, v. i. To deserve praise or blame. [1913 Webster]
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Demerit — may refer to: Demerit point, in driving Demerit good, in economics Brownie point, in railroading People Jay DeMerit, American soccer player John DeMerit, former pro baseball player See also All pages beginning with Demerit All pages with titles… … Wikipedia
Demerit — De*mer it, n. [F. d[ e]m[ e]rite demerit (in sense 2), OF. demerite demerit (in sense 1), fr. L. demerere to deserve well, LL., to deserve well or ill; de + merere to deserve. See {De} , and {Merit}.] 1. That which one merits or deserves, either… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Demerit — De*mer it, v. t. [Cf. F. d[ e]m[ e]riter to deserve ill. See {Demerit}, n.] 1. To deserve; said in reference to both praise and blame. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If I have demerited any love or thanks. Udall. [1913 Webster] Executed as a traitor … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
demerit — late 14c., from O.Fr. desmerite blame, demerit (Mod.Fr. démérite), from des not, opposite (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + merite merit (see MERIT (Cf. merit) (n.)). Latin demereri meant to merit, deserve, from de in its completive s … Etymology dictionary
demerit — index defect, flaw, foible, frailty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
demerit — demérit s. n., pl. demérite Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic DEMERÍ//T demerittă (demeritţi, demeritte) şi substantival Care şi a pierdut stima şi consideraţia. /de + merit Trimis de siveco, 22.08.2004. Sursa: NODEX … Dicționar Român
demerit — ► NOUN 1) something deserving blame or criticism; a fault. 2) N. Amer. a mark awarded against someone for a fault or offence … English terms dictionary
demerit — [dē mer′it, dimer′it] n. [ME & OFr demerite < ML demeritum, fault < pp. of demerere, to forfeit, not merit, with meaning altered ( de taken in negative sense) < L, to merit < de , intens. + merere, to deserve] 1. a quality deserving… … English World dictionary
DeMerit — Jay DeMerit Spielerinformationen Geburtstag 4. Dezember 1979 Geburtsort Green Bay, USA Position Abwehr Vereine in der Jugend 1998–2001 Uni … Deutsch Wikipedia
demerit — n. a demerit for (a demerit for being late) * * * [diː merɪt] a demerit for (a demerit for being late) … Combinatory dictionary
