meritorious

“It all comes down to whether Combs has a meritorious defense,” said Olivarius.

Betzold received several awards during his tenure, including the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal and the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation.

"It's beautiful to know the same peptide can achieve so many meritorious health effects, that in combination have the potential to help both human and animal patients," said Unniappan.

The medal is the nation’s highest civilian award, first established in its current form by President John F. Kennedy and meant to honor “any person who has made an especially meritorious contribution” to national security, world peace or “cultural or other significant public or private endeavors,” as the original executive order put it.

Besides, it is never anti-democratic or wrong to seek constitutional clarity where there is a meritorious question of law at issue—however it ultimately is resolved.