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demerit Definition


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demerit
noun
    1. formal
      A fault or failing.
    (N Amer)
    2. A mark given for a fault or offence, especially in schools or the army, etc.
Etymology: 16c in sense 1; 14c, meaning ‘a quality deserving reward': from Latin demereri, demeritus to deserve.



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