Definition of meritorious in English:

meritorious

adjective ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəsˌmɛrəˈtɔriəs

1Deserving reward or praise.
应受奖赏的；值得称赞的
a medal for meritorious conduct
功勋奖章。
Example sentencesExamples
- This being the case, does the rich man's help to the needy, on which he so readily prides himself as something meritorious, really deserve to be called beneficence at all?
- This would add to his kitty of three meritorious service entries, 31 rewards and the ‘commendation certificate’ from the Madurai District Collector on four occasions.
- Awards were presented to meritorious students.
- Wood's performance was all the more meritorious given that he felt feverish on arrival yesterday morning and even more so on completing his 18 holes.
- Obedience to the divine will is meritorious, and brings reward; disobedience is lethally punished.
- Such behaviour would send a message that political positions are entitlements and bribery devices, rather than meritorious accomplishments.
- The school authorities identified three meritorious students from below poverty line families and gave them a helping hand.
- The medals worn by them are not only for bravery but also for meritorious service and for spending more than a year in dangerous operational sectors.
- It has also been helping many meritorious students, every year, to pursue their education by providing them scholarships.
- To promote young, meritorious and aspiring models, there is exhaustive information regarding advertising agencies and event managers in search of young models.
- That victory, gained in a photo-finish from Kier Park, was all the more meritorious in that it was achieved over the minimum distance of five furlongs.
- If anyone knows of any well written, amusing, or otherwise meritorious right wing blogs you'd like to suggest, please post a comment.
- ‘Hutch’ was particularly interested in promoting the professional growth of deserving, meritorious young scientists.
- Many meritorious students who have got admissions in self-financing colleges are not in a position to continue their education by paying unexpectedly huge amount as fees.
- More scholarships and state-sponsorship of meritorious students from poor and middle class backgrounds is called for.
- The president praised teachers for their meritorious service in educating students, but declined to touch on teachers' complaints about their meager wages and poor living conditions.
- At the same time, those who render meritorious service should be given due recognition with fitting rewards.
- That is arrogant presumption to insist that some authors and works deserve to be declared meritorious as a matter of fairness.
- This may be the most famous example of ancient people refusing fame, but such behaviour has consistently been considered meritorious in China.
- For a meritorious student, finances would not be a problem as many scholarships are available.
Synonyms
praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, admirable, estimable, creditable, worthy, worthwhile, deserving, excellent, exemplary, good
1. 1.1North American Law (of an action or claim) likely to succeed on the merits of the case.
  〔律〕〈主北美〉（诉讼，要求）可能成功的
  the costs involved in civil litigation may prevent a meritorious appeal
  Example sentencesExamples
  Such cases do, however, present quite serious factual difficulties and the law has been concerned to ensure that a meritorious plaintiff does not fail for want of proof.
  Your Honours, despite the vigorously dismissive submissions by my friend, we maintain that this is a meritorious application.
  The court held that she was entitled to withdraw without costs as she had a meritorious claim when she initiated the application but circumstances had changed.
  And the Court has repeatedly refused to bend on this point - even when possibly meritorious claims of people on death row have been at stake.
  Even so, as suggested in Paul, that should not be the end of the inquiry and the Court should not make an order for security for costs if an otherwise meritorious claim would be stopped in its tracks.
  In a general sense, insurers and insureds have a common interest in ensuring that only meritorious claims are paid.
  A second aim was to improve access to the courts for members of the public with meritorious claims.
  And not every meritorious claim will be sufficiently lucrative to attract a lawyer willing to work on a contingent fee basis.
  If they, and others like them, did not take such risks, some meritorious claims would never be litigated and deserving plaintiffs would suffer an injustice. Medical negligence claims are expensive to prosecute.
  If people deserve to recover, ambulance chasers are how the market is supposed to bring meritorious claims to the courthouse.
  The terms were normal for a client with an apparently bona fide meritorious claim (a payment into court had been made).
  The ‘one petition’ rule cuts off meritless and meritorious claims alike, based merely on the sequence of filings.
  None of these claims was remotely meritorious.
  Ethical regulation will no doubt have the result that some claims, including some meritorious claims, may not be brought.
  You say the fact that so many apparently meritorious applications were rejected is a ground for concluding that they weren't considered?
  The proposed amendment should be prima facie meritorious.
  If the plaintiff has a strong and apparently meritorious claim the court is reluctant to make an order which may have the effect of shutting the plaintiff out.
  As we remind ourselves the burden of proof is on the defendants, and the court must be assiduous not to strike out a claim which may be meritorious, even though the prospects of it being so are remote.
  Thus, the most meritorious lawsuits would be the ones that progressed forward to settlement or verdict.
  There's such an imbalance that for them to say lawyers shouldn't advertise for meritorious claims is a bit hypocritical.

Derivatives

meritoriously

adverb

Since he had just been meritoriously advanced to petty officer 3rd class, and had a great service record, Saez found he was eligible for the opportunity of a lifetime.
Example sentencesExamples
- In a pre-emptive strike against the menacing spectre of boredom, I had decided I would write a letter to someone conducting themselves meritoriously.
- He was meritoriously advanced to Petty Officer 1st Class by the Chief of Navy Operations in a recent Pentagon ceremony.
- Not only were they much the stronger during this period, but they were better together, and gained their great triumph most meritoriously.
- Students will pass their exams meritoriously.

meritoriousness

noun ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəsnəsˌmɛrəˈtɔriəsnəs

The result is a tastier product that commands a higher price on its merits, not just its meritoriousness.
Example sentencesExamples
- Even though he is born in such a state, the quality of his meritoriousness will not be affected.
- Consequently, the court cannot find that the balance of harm tips strongly enough in plaintiff's favor to overcome the lack of meritoriousness the court has found.
- On the other hand, the parents are believed to have a share in the meritoriousness of the child's act, if by virtue of the religious and moral education imparted to it, it does a righteous act.
- Good works in the sense of meritoriousness are naturally an abomination to God.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'entitling a person to reward'): from late Latin meritorius (from merit- 'earned', from the verb mereri) + -ous.

Rhymes

censorious, glorious, laborious, notorious, uproarious, uxorious, vainglorious, victorious

Definition of meritorious in US English:

meritorious

adjectiveˌmerəˈtôrēəsˌmɛrəˈtɔriəs

1Deserving reward or praise.
应受奖赏的；值得称赞的
a medal for meritorious conduct
功勋奖章。
Example sentencesExamples
- This being the case, does the rich man's help to the needy, on which he so readily prides himself as something meritorious, really deserve to be called beneficence at all?
- At the same time, those who render meritorious service should be given due recognition with fitting rewards.
- The medals worn by them are not only for bravery but also for meritorious service and for spending more than a year in dangerous operational sectors.
- If anyone knows of any well written, amusing, or otherwise meritorious right wing blogs you'd like to suggest, please post a comment.
- This would add to his kitty of three meritorious service entries, 31 rewards and the ‘commendation certificate’ from the Madurai District Collector on four occasions.
- This may be the most famous example of ancient people refusing fame, but such behaviour has consistently been considered meritorious in China.
- It has also been helping many meritorious students, every year, to pursue their education by providing them scholarships.
- Many meritorious students who have got admissions in self-financing colleges are not in a position to continue their education by paying unexpectedly huge amount as fees.
- Awards were presented to meritorious students.
- For a meritorious student, finances would not be a problem as many scholarships are available.
- The president praised teachers for their meritorious service in educating students, but declined to touch on teachers' complaints about their meager wages and poor living conditions.
- That victory, gained in a photo-finish from Kier Park, was all the more meritorious in that it was achieved over the minimum distance of five furlongs.
- To promote young, meritorious and aspiring models, there is exhaustive information regarding advertising agencies and event managers in search of young models.
- Such behaviour would send a message that political positions are entitlements and bribery devices, rather than meritorious accomplishments.
- Wood's performance was all the more meritorious given that he felt feverish on arrival yesterday morning and even more so on completing his 18 holes.
- That is arrogant presumption to insist that some authors and works deserve to be declared meritorious as a matter of fairness.
- More scholarships and state-sponsorship of meritorious students from poor and middle class backgrounds is called for.
- ‘Hutch’ was particularly interested in promoting the professional growth of deserving, meritorious young scientists.
- The school authorities identified three meritorious students from below poverty line families and gave them a helping hand.
- Obedience to the divine will is meritorious, and brings reward; disobedience is lethally punished.
Synonyms
praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, admirable, estimable, creditable, worthy, worthwhile, deserving, excellent, exemplary, good
1. 1.1North American Law (of an action or claim) likely to succeed on the merits of the case.
  〔律〕〈主北美〉（诉讼，要求）可能成功的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The proposed amendment should be prima facie meritorious.
  Thus, the most meritorious lawsuits would be the ones that progressed forward to settlement or verdict.
  A second aim was to improve access to the courts for members of the public with meritorious claims.
  Even so, as suggested in Paul, that should not be the end of the inquiry and the Court should not make an order for security for costs if an otherwise meritorious claim would be stopped in its tracks.
  In a general sense, insurers and insureds have a common interest in ensuring that only meritorious claims are paid.
  And not every meritorious claim will be sufficiently lucrative to attract a lawyer willing to work on a contingent fee basis.
  Your Honours, despite the vigorously dismissive submissions by my friend, we maintain that this is a meritorious application.
  None of these claims was remotely meritorious.
  If the plaintiff has a strong and apparently meritorious claim the court is reluctant to make an order which may have the effect of shutting the plaintiff out.
  Such cases do, however, present quite serious factual difficulties and the law has been concerned to ensure that a meritorious plaintiff does not fail for want of proof.
  The ‘one petition’ rule cuts off meritless and meritorious claims alike, based merely on the sequence of filings.
  As we remind ourselves the burden of proof is on the defendants, and the court must be assiduous not to strike out a claim which may be meritorious, even though the prospects of it being so are remote.
  The court held that she was entitled to withdraw without costs as she had a meritorious claim when she initiated the application but circumstances had changed.
  And the Court has repeatedly refused to bend on this point - even when possibly meritorious claims of people on death row have been at stake.
  If people deserve to recover, ambulance chasers are how the market is supposed to bring meritorious claims to the courthouse.
  Ethical regulation will no doubt have the result that some claims, including some meritorious claims, may not be brought.
  If they, and others like them, did not take such risks, some meritorious claims would never be litigated and deserving plaintiffs would suffer an injustice. Medical negligence claims are expensive to prosecute.
  You say the fact that so many apparently meritorious applications were rejected is a ground for concluding that they weren't considered?
  There's such an imbalance that for them to say lawyers shouldn't advertise for meritorious claims is a bit hypocritical.
  The terms were normal for a client with an apparently bona fide meritorious claim (a payment into court had been made).

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘entitling a person to reward’): from late Latin meritorius (from merit- ‘earned’, from the verb mereri) + -ous.

词汇	meritorious
释义	Definition of meritorious in English: meritorious adjective ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəsˌmɛrəˈtɔriəs 1Deserving reward or praise. 应受奖赏的；值得称赞的 a medal for meritorious conduct 功勋奖章。 Example sentencesExamples This being the case, does the rich man's help to the needy, on which he so readily prides himself as something meritorious, really deserve to be called beneficence at all? This would add to his kitty of three meritorious service entries, 31 rewards and the ‘commendation certificate’ from the Madurai District Collector on four occasions. Awards were presented to meritorious students. Wood's performance was all the more meritorious given that he felt feverish on arrival yesterday morning and even more so on completing his 18 holes. Obedience to the divine will is meritorious, and brings reward; disobedience is lethally punished. Such behaviour would send a message that political positions are entitlements and bribery devices, rather than meritorious accomplishments. The school authorities identified three meritorious students from below poverty line families and gave them a helping hand. The medals worn by them are not only for bravery but also for meritorious service and for spending more than a year in dangerous operational sectors. It has also been helping many meritorious students, every year, to pursue their education by providing them scholarships. To promote young, meritorious and aspiring models, there is exhaustive information regarding advertising agencies and event managers in search of young models. That victory, gained in a photo-finish from Kier Park, was all the more meritorious in that it was achieved over the minimum distance of five furlongs. If anyone knows of any well written, amusing, or otherwise meritorious right wing blogs you'd like to suggest, please post a comment. ‘Hutch’ was particularly interested in promoting the professional growth of deserving, meritorious young scientists. Many meritorious students who have got admissions in self-financing colleges are not in a position to continue their education by paying unexpectedly huge amount as fees. More scholarships and state-sponsorship of meritorious students from poor and middle class backgrounds is called for. The president praised teachers for their meritorious service in educating students, but declined to touch on teachers' complaints about their meager wages and poor living conditions. At the same time, those who render meritorious service should be given due recognition with fitting rewards. That is arrogant presumption to insist that some authors and works deserve to be declared meritorious as a matter of fairness. This may be the most famous example of ancient people refusing fame, but such behaviour has consistently been considered meritorious in China. For a meritorious student, finances would not be a problem as many scholarships are available. Synonyms praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, admirable, estimable, creditable, worthy, worthwhile, deserving, excellent, exemplary, good 1.1North American Law (of an action or claim) likely to succeed on the merits of the case. 〔律〕〈主北美〉（诉讼，要求）可能成功的 the costs involved in civil litigation may prevent a meritorious appeal Example sentencesExamples Such cases do, however, present quite serious factual difficulties and the law has been concerned to ensure that a meritorious plaintiff does not fail for want of proof. Your Honours, despite the vigorously dismissive submissions by my friend, we maintain that this is a meritorious application. The court held that she was entitled to withdraw without costs as she had a meritorious claim when she initiated the application but circumstances had changed. And the Court has repeatedly refused to bend on this point - even when possibly meritorious claims of people on death row have been at stake. Even so, as suggested in Paul, that should not be the end of the inquiry and the Court should not make an order for security for costs if an otherwise meritorious claim would be stopped in its tracks. In a general sense, insurers and insureds have a common interest in ensuring that only meritorious claims are paid. A second aim was to improve access to the courts for members of the public with meritorious claims. And not every meritorious claim will be sufficiently lucrative to attract a lawyer willing to work on a contingent fee basis. If they, and others like them, did not take such risks, some meritorious claims would never be litigated and deserving plaintiffs would suffer an injustice. Medical negligence claims are expensive to prosecute. If people deserve to recover, ambulance chasers are how the market is supposed to bring meritorious claims to the courthouse. The terms were normal for a client with an apparently bona fide meritorious claim (a payment into court had been made). The ‘one petition’ rule cuts off meritless and meritorious claims alike, based merely on the sequence of filings. None of these claims was remotely meritorious. Ethical regulation will no doubt have the result that some claims, including some meritorious claims, may not be brought. You say the fact that so many apparently meritorious applications were rejected is a ground for concluding that they weren't considered? The proposed amendment should be prima facie meritorious. If the plaintiff has a strong and apparently meritorious claim the court is reluctant to make an order which may have the effect of shutting the plaintiff out. As we remind ourselves the burden of proof is on the defendants, and the court must be assiduous not to strike out a claim which may be meritorious, even though the prospects of it being so are remote. Thus, the most meritorious lawsuits would be the ones that progressed forward to settlement or verdict. There's such an imbalance that for them to say lawyers shouldn't advertise for meritorious claims is a bit hypocritical. Derivatives meritoriously adverb Since he had just been meritoriously advanced to petty officer 3rd class, and had a great service record, Saez found he was eligible for the opportunity of a lifetime. Example sentencesExamples In a pre-emptive strike against the menacing spectre of boredom, I had decided I would write a letter to someone conducting themselves meritoriously. He was meritoriously advanced to Petty Officer 1st Class by the Chief of Navy Operations in a recent Pentagon ceremony. Not only were they much the stronger during this period, but they were better together, and gained their great triumph most meritoriously. Students will pass their exams meritoriously. meritoriousness noun ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəsnəsˌmɛrəˈtɔriəsnəs The result is a tastier product that commands a higher price on its merits, not just its meritoriousness. Example sentencesExamples Even though he is born in such a state, the quality of his meritoriousness will not be affected. Consequently, the court cannot find that the balance of harm tips strongly enough in plaintiff's favor to overcome the lack of meritoriousness the court has found. On the other hand, the parents are believed to have a share in the meritoriousness of the child's act, if by virtue of the religious and moral education imparted to it, it does a righteous act. Good works in the sense of meritoriousness are naturally an abomination to God. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'entitling a person to reward'): from late Latin meritorius (from merit- 'earned', from the verb mereri) + -ous. Rhymes censorious, glorious, laborious, notorious, uproarious, uxorious, vainglorious, victorious Definition of meritorious in US English: meritorious adjectiveˌmerəˈtôrēəsˌmɛrəˈtɔriəs 1Deserving reward or praise. 应受奖赏的；值得称赞的 a medal for meritorious conduct 功勋奖章。 Example sentencesExamples This being the case, does the rich man's help to the needy, on which he so readily prides himself as something meritorious, really deserve to be called beneficence at all? At the same time, those who render meritorious service should be given due recognition with fitting rewards. The medals worn by them are not only for bravery but also for meritorious service and for spending more than a year in dangerous operational sectors. If anyone knows of any well written, amusing, or otherwise meritorious right wing blogs you'd like to suggest, please post a comment. This would add to his kitty of three meritorious service entries, 31 rewards and the ‘commendation certificate’ from the Madurai District Collector on four occasions. This may be the most famous example of ancient people refusing fame, but such behaviour has consistently been considered meritorious in China. It has also been helping many meritorious students, every year, to pursue their education by providing them scholarships. Many meritorious students who have got admissions in self-financing colleges are not in a position to continue their education by paying unexpectedly huge amount as fees. Awards were presented to meritorious students. For a meritorious student, finances would not be a problem as many scholarships are available. The president praised teachers for their meritorious service in educating students, but declined to touch on teachers' complaints about their meager wages and poor living conditions. That victory, gained in a photo-finish from Kier Park, was all the more meritorious in that it was achieved over the minimum distance of five furlongs. To promote young, meritorious and aspiring models, there is exhaustive information regarding advertising agencies and event managers in search of young models. Such behaviour would send a message that political positions are entitlements and bribery devices, rather than meritorious accomplishments. Wood's performance was all the more meritorious given that he felt feverish on arrival yesterday morning and even more so on completing his 18 holes. That is arrogant presumption to insist that some authors and works deserve to be declared meritorious as a matter of fairness. More scholarships and state-sponsorship of meritorious students from poor and middle class backgrounds is called for. ‘Hutch’ was particularly interested in promoting the professional growth of deserving, meritorious young scientists. The school authorities identified three meritorious students from below poverty line families and gave them a helping hand. Obedience to the divine will is meritorious, and brings reward; disobedience is lethally punished. Synonyms praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, admirable, estimable, creditable, worthy, worthwhile, deserving, excellent, exemplary, good 1.1North American Law (of an action or claim) likely to succeed on the merits of the case. 〔律〕〈主北美〉（诉讼，要求）可能成功的 Example sentencesExamples The proposed amendment should be prima facie meritorious. Thus, the most meritorious lawsuits would be the ones that progressed forward to settlement or verdict. A second aim was to improve access to the courts for members of the public with meritorious claims. Even so, as suggested in Paul, that should not be the end of the inquiry and the Court should not make an order for security for costs if an otherwise meritorious claim would be stopped in its tracks. In a general sense, insurers and insureds have a common interest in ensuring that only meritorious claims are paid. And not every meritorious claim will be sufficiently lucrative to attract a lawyer willing to work on a contingent fee basis. Your Honours, despite the vigorously dismissive submissions by my friend, we maintain that this is a meritorious application. None of these claims was remotely meritorious. If the plaintiff has a strong and apparently meritorious claim the court is reluctant to make an order which may have the effect of shutting the plaintiff out. Such cases do, however, present quite serious factual difficulties and the law has been concerned to ensure that a meritorious plaintiff does not fail for want of proof. The ‘one petition’ rule cuts off meritless and meritorious claims alike, based merely on the sequence of filings. As we remind ourselves the burden of proof is on the defendants, and the court must be assiduous not to strike out a claim which may be meritorious, even though the prospects of it being so are remote. The court held that she was entitled to withdraw without costs as she had a meritorious claim when she initiated the application but circumstances had changed. And the Court has repeatedly refused to bend on this point - even when possibly meritorious claims of people on death row have been at stake. If people deserve to recover, ambulance chasers are how the market is supposed to bring meritorious claims to the courthouse. Ethical regulation will no doubt have the result that some claims, including some meritorious claims, may not be brought. If they, and others like them, did not take such risks, some meritorious claims would never be litigated and deserving plaintiffs would suffer an injustice. Medical negligence claims are expensive to prosecute. You say the fact that so many apparently meritorious applications were rejected is a ground for concluding that they weren't considered? There's such an imbalance that for them to say lawyers shouldn't advertise for meritorious claims is a bit hypocritical. The terms were normal for a client with an apparently bona fide meritorious claim (a payment into court had been made). Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘entitling a person to reward’): from late Latin meritorius (from merit- ‘earned’, from the verb mereri) + -ous.
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