<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:<ul><li>If you receive four demerits during a term, you will be expelled from school.</li></ul></li><li>The quality of being censurable or punishable; fault; culpability.</li><li>Obsolete: merit or desert.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>