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to merit a punishment

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  • Merit — • By merit (meritum) in general is understood that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward from him in whose service the work is done Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Merit     Merit …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Merit (Catholicism) — Merit (Latin meritum), in general, is understood to be that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward (prœmium, merces) from him in whose service the work is done. By antonomastic usage, the word has come to designate… …   Wikipedia

  • Merit — Mer it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Merited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Meriting}.] [F. m[ e]riter, L. meritare, v. intens. fr. merere. See {Merit}, n.] 1. To earn by service or performance; to have a right to claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • merit — {{11}}merit (n.) c.1200, spiritual credit (for good works, etc.); c.1300, spiritual reward, from O.Fr. merite wages, pay, reward; thanks; merit, moral worth, that which assures divine pity, and directly from L. meritum a merit, service, kindness …   Etymology dictionary

  • merit — n. & v. n. 1 the quality of deserving well. 2 excellence, worth. 3 (usu. in pl.) a a thing that entitles one to reward or gratitude. b esp. Law intrinsic rights and wrongs (the merits of a case). 4 Theol. good deeds as entitling to a future… …   Useful english dictionary

  • merit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French merite, from Latin meritum, from neuter of meritus, past participle of merēre to deserve, earn; akin to Greek meiresthai to receive as one s portion, meros part Date: 14th century 1. a.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Religion and capital punishment — Part of a series on Capital punishment Issues Debate · …   Wikipedia

  • Capital punishment in Japan — Part of a series on Capital punishment Issues Debate · …   Wikipedia

  • Capital punishment in the People's Republic of China — Capital punishment in China redirects here. For the situation in Taiwan, see Capital punishment in the Republic of China. Part of a series on Capital punishment …   Wikipedia

  • Capital punishment in Virginia — Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. In what is now the commonwealth of Virginia, the first execution in the future United States was carried out in 1607. It was the first of 1,371 executions, the highest total of any …   Wikipedia

  • Isaac Asimov — Asimov in 1965 Born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov Between October 4, 1919 and January 2, 1920[1] Petrovichi, Russian SFSR …   Wikipedia

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