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Basis of a grievance
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gravamen
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gravamen \Gra*va"men\, n.; pl. L. Gravamina , E. {Gravamens . [L., fr. gravare to load, burden, fr. gravis heavy, weighty. See Grave , a.] (Law) The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Gravamen (from Lat. gravare , to weigh down; gravis , heavy), (plural gra·va·mens or gra·vam·i·na), a complaint or grievance, the ground of a legal action , and particularly the more serious part of a charge against an accused person. In legal terms, the ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"grievance," 1640s, from Late Latin gravamen "trouble, physical inconvenience" (in Medieval Latin, "a grievance"), from gravare "to burden, aggravate," from gravis "heavy" (see grave (adj.)).
Usage examples of gravamen.
The gravamen of the story was, Blacks are too frigging dumb to figure out how to vote.
More than anyone, Spock grasped the imperative gravamen of possessing such a resource of advancement .
This is the subject of the first of the 102 Gravamina of 1521 )WREDE, op.