WordNet
n. a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules
a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point
a system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touch
Wikipedia
A penalty point or demerit point system is one in which a driver's licensing authority, police force, or other organization issues cumulative demerits, or points to drivers on conviction for road traffic offenses. Points may either be added or subtracted, depending on the particular system in use. A major offense may lead to more than the maximum allowed points being issued. Points are typically applied after driving offenses are committed, and cancelled a defined time, typically a few years, afterwards, or after other conditions are met; if the total exceeds a specified limit the offender may be disqualified from driving for a time, or the driving license may be revoked. Fines and other penalties may be applied additionally, either for an offense or after a certain number of points have been accumulated.
The primary purpose of such point systems is to identify, deter, and penalize repeat offenders of traffic laws, while streamlining the legal process. Germany introduced a demerit point system, in 1974, and one was introduced in New York at about that time.
Usage examples of "point system".
In accordance with the point system in the Access game, Phate himself would be the UPS deliveryman who dropped off the package and got the signature of D.
Give a bus driver a nearly empty bus during an off-hour with no one waiting at the designated stops and he'll go smashing down the avenue, pupils dilated, a convulsive hum bubbling up from his throat, Softly opening his eyes, the great painted van careening down on stray dogs, derelicts, children, an interior point system in effect.
And he was slowly learning something of the nature of the Saddle Point system itself.
There is an imposing array of these, including Henry's, the Gold Point System, the Ranch House, Richard's, McDonald's, Frisch's, and probably some others which you can recall.
A double-jump-point system where the two jump points had been stable for over fifty years.
Now, a Polar Sea would move the global climate into a stable low-point system that would require massive effort to dislodge into instability.
To work in Canada you have to qualify for landed immigration status under a point system.