failure otherwise than on the meritsglossary / failure otherwise than on the merits The defeat of a plaintiff’s claim by a procedural device without a decision on the existence of the claim’s elements. 词条贡献者 资深译员陈鹏,毕业于国内顶尖的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各类与全球贸易及投资相关的法律文件。