1 If something merits a particular treatment, it deserves or is considered important enough to be treated in that way:
2 the quality of being good and deserving praise, or a good quality:
3 to deserve something:
These recommendations merit careful attention.
4 the quality of being good and deserving to be praised or rewarded, or an advantage that something has:
5 extra pay given to employees who have done their job well and made noticeable improvements in the company, department, etc.:
6 if a court decides that a complaint, case, etc. has merit, it accepts that it is true or there is evidence for it:
The lawsuit was found to be completely without merit.
7 to deserve to be treated or considered in a particular way:
merit attention/discussion/investigation If complaints merit investigation, they should go the complaints committee.
In this sense critique evaluates a piece of work, an idea, or an action, pointing to its merits and faults.
Secondly, although the book's main theme is the connection between plague-spreaders and witches, other aspects emerge meriting further analysis from a comparative viewpoint.
The small size of their estate compared to those of the large landowners we have mentioned above therefore merits our attention.
Clearly, the studies have very different appeals and respective merits.
More speci®cally, this encyclopedia has the following merits.
Our findings here suggest that this topic merits closer attention.
Also, the multiple merits of such a policy are more likely to win support from the general public.
Clearly, my review should stand or fall on its merits, not some alleged rule invented by my two detractors.
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