| 单词 | gravamen |
| 释义 | gravamen[ gruh-vey-muhn ] / grəˈveɪ mən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gravamen ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural gra·vam·i·na [gruh-vam-uh-nuh]. /grəˈvæm ə nə/. Law.the part of an accusation that weighs most heavily against the accused; the substantial part of a charge or complaint. a grievance. Origin of gravamen1595–1605; <Late Latin: trouble, physical inconvenience, equivalent to Latin gravā(re) to load, weigh down (derivative of gravis heavy, burdened) + -men noun suffix Words nearby gravamengraunch, graupel, Graustark, grav, gravadlax, gravamen, grave, graveclothes, gravedigger, gravel, gravel-blind Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gravamenBritish Dictionary definitions for gravamengravamen / (ɡrəˈveɪmɛn) / noun plural -vamina (-ˈvæmɪnə)law that part of an accusation weighing most heavily against an accused law the substance or material grounds of a complaint a rare word for grievance Word Origin for gravamenC17: from Late Latin: trouble, from Latin gravāre to load, from gravis heavy; see grave ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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