1. present participle of demerit; to mark down or penalize someone for poor behavior or performance; to reduce in rank or standing as a punishment
Usage: commonly used in educational and military contexts; often used in the phrase 'demeriting someone for' a specific infraction

Examples

• The teacher is demeriting students who arrive late to class.
• The military academy is demeriting cadets for uniform violations.
• The coach considered demeriting the player for missing practice.
• The school's policy involves demeriting students rather than suspending them.
• He was demeriting his employees for poor customer service.
• The system of demeriting has been effective in improving behavior.