demerits in English

noun

1

a feature or fact deserving censure.

the merits and demerits of these proposals

2

a mark awarded against someone for a fault or offense.

Double demerits for speeding and seatbelt offences over the Easter period have been extended to 11 days to include the Anzac Day holiday weekend.

noun

fault

Use "demerits" in a sentence

1. Each man has his merits and demerits.

2. The committee are looking at the merits and demerits of the proposal.

3. The merits and demerits of this argument have been explored.

4. She got three demerits for lateness on this term's report.

5. You'll get three demerits if you're caught smoking on school grounds.

6. A gentleman never discusses the merits or demerits of a lady

7. With the particular merits and demerits of these proposals I am not here directly concerned.

8. You get demerits if you miss a meeting or come late to dinner without calling beforehand.

9. They worked out a detailed ‘balance sheet’ whereby merits and demerits in one life are rewarded or punished in the next.

10. There's no around the fact that this 7 - 0, high - arching assassin has two demerits on his N.

11. And Lord Hodson was concerned primarily with the substantive merits and demerits of the Bill, not with its legal technicalities.

12. Holacracy vs Adhocracy Characteristics: While comparing Holacracy vs Adhocracy characterisitcs it is essential to consider the benefits and demerits of both the types of governments

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