gravamen

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gra·va·men

G0238700 (grə-vā′mən)n. pl. gra·va·mens or gra·vam·i·na (-văm′ə-nə) Law The main claim or most important aspect of a complaint against a defendant.

[Medieval Latin gravāmen, injury, accusation, from Late Latin, encumbrance, obligation, from Latin gravāre, to burden, from gravis, heavy; see grave².]

gravamen

(ɡrəˈveɪmɛn) n, pl -vamina (-ˈvæmɪnə) 1. (Law) law that part of an accusation weighing most heavily against an accused2. (Law) law the substance or material grounds of a complaint3. a rare word for grievance[C17: from Late Latin: trouble, from Latin gravāre to load, from gravis heavy; see grave²]

gra•va•men

(grəˈveɪ mən)

n., pl. -vam•i•na (-ˈvæm ə nə) the part of an accusation weighing most heavily against the accused. [1595–1605; < Late Latin: trouble, physical inconvenience = Latin gravā(re) to load, weigh down (derivative of gravis heavy, burdened) + -men n. suffix]

gravamen

a grievance, especially one that is the cause of a legal action.See also: Discontent

Thesaurus

gravamen

nounLaw. The most central and material part:core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, marrow, meat, nub, pith, quintessence, root, soul, spirit, stuff, substance.

Translations

gravamen

Gravamen

The basis or essence of a grievance; the issue upon which a particular controversy turns.

The gravamen of a criminal charge or complaint is the material part of the charge.

In English ecclesiastical law, the term gravamen referred to a grievance of which the clergy complained before the bishops in convocation.

gravamen

n. the basic gist of every claim (cause of action) or charge in a complaint, particularly the failure to perform. Example: in an accident case, the gravamen may be the negligence of the defendant, and in a contract case, it may be the breach of the defendant. (See: complaint, cause of action, charge)

gravamen

that part of an accusation weighing most heavily against an accused, the substance or material grounds of a complaint.

GRAVAMEN. The grievance complained of; the substantial cause, of the action. See Greenl. Ev. Sec. 66.

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释义	gravamen enUK gra·va·men G0238700 (grə-vā′mən)n. pl. gra·va·mens or gra·vam·i·na (-văm′ə-nə) Law The main claim or most important aspect of a complaint against a defendant. [Medieval Latin gravāmen, injury, accusation, from Late Latin, encumbrance, obligation, from Latin gravāre, to burden, from gravis, heavy; see grave².] gravamen (ɡrəˈveɪmɛn) n, pl -vamina (-ˈvæmɪnə) 1. (Law) law that part of an accusation weighing most heavily against an accused2. (Law) law the substance or material grounds of a complaint3. a rare word for grievance[C17: from Late Latin: trouble, from Latin gravāre to load, from gravis heavy; see grave²] gra•va•men (grəˈveɪ mən) n., pl. -vam•i•na (-ˈvæm ə nə) the part of an accusation weighing most heavily against the accused. [1595–1605; < Late Latin: trouble, physical inconvenience = Latin gravā(re) to load, weigh down (derivative of gravis heavy, burdened) + -men n. suffix] gravamen a grievance, especially one that is the cause of a legal action.See also: Discontent Thesaurus gravamen nounLaw. The most central and material part:core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, marrow, meat, nub, pith, quintessence, root, soul, spirit, stuff, substance. Translations gravamen enUK Gravamen The basis or essence of a grievance; the issue upon which a particular controversy turns. The gravamen of a criminal charge or complaint is the material part of the charge. In English ecclesiastical law, the term gravamen referred to a grievance of which the clergy complained before the bishops in convocation. gravamen n. the basic gist of every claim (cause of action) or charge in a complaint, particularly the failure to perform. Example: in an accident case, the gravamen may be the negligence of the defendant, and in a contract case, it may be the breach of the defendant. (See: complaint, cause of action, charge) gravamen that part of an accusation weighing most heavily against an accused, the substance or material grounds of a complaint. GRAVAMEN. The grievance complained of; the substantial cause, of the action. See Greenl. Ev. Sec. 66. gravamen enUK noun Synonyms for gravamen noun the most central and material part Synonyms core essence gist heart kernel marrow meat nub pith quintessence root soul spirit stuff substance
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noun the most central and material part

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