"demerit point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: demerit points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} demerit point (plural demerit points)
  1. (law) A point subtracted from a person's driver's license upon conviction of a driving offense, the accumulation of which may lead to additional penalties and/or loss of driving privileges. Wikipedia link: demerit point Categories (topical): Law Translations (point subtracted from a driver's license): 扣分 (kòufēn) (Chinese Mandarin), klip i kørekortet [neuter] (Danish), klip [neuter] (Danish), rangaistuspiste (Finnish), ponto (na carteira) [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), штрафно́й ба́лл (štrafnój báll) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-demerit_point-en-noun-QtJaEWVh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: law

Inflected forms

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