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Definition of Demerit
Demerit

That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.

That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of merit.

The state of one who deserves ill.

To deserve; -- said in reference to both praise and blame.

To depreciate or cry down.

To deserve praise or blame.

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