on the merits

According to or based on facts or qualities essential to a person or situation, as opposed to circumstantial or technical details. Usually used in reference to a decision by a judge in a legal case. The defense filed a motion for dismissal based on the prosecution's failure to include the new evidence in the discovery phase, but the judged ruled that the case would be heard on the merits.

词组	on the merits
释义	on the merits on the merits According to or based on facts or qualities essential to a person or situation, as opposed to circumstantial or technical details. Usually used in reference to a decision by a judge in a legal case. The defense filed a motion for dismissal based on the prosecution's failure to include the new evidence in the discovery phase, but the judged ruled that the case would be heard on the merits. See also: merit, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: have (someone's or something's) good points have your good, plus, etc. points have (someone's or something's) plus points in real life measure (someone or sth) (up) against (someone or sth else) measure against measure up against measured IRL something of a
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