adj. referring to a judgment, decision or ruling of a court based upon the facts presented in evidence and the law applied to that evidence. A judge decides a case "on the merits" when he/she bases the decision on the fundamental issues and considers technical and procedural defenses as either inconsequential or overcome. Example: An attorney is tw...
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It refers to the judges decision in the court on the basis of available evidences and the application of law on those evidence.The court can decide to alter or change the judgement or ignores a mistake of one party who is believed to have substantial evidence, on the merits of such evidence.
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Referring to a judgment, decision, or ruling of a court based upon the facts presented in evidence and the law applied to that evidence.
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