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   Gravamen
   Gra·va'men noun ; plural Latin Gravamina , English Gravamens . [ Latin , from gravare to load, burden, from gravis heavy, weighty. See Grave , adjective ] (Law) The gri...
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   Gravamen
   • (a.) The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint. Bouvier.
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   Gravamen
   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 essential element of a lawsuit. In English...
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   Gravamen
   (n) Gravamen is the fundamental, basic or relevant cause on which a claim or complaint or activity is based or developed. Eg. Gravamen in a motor accident claim is the negligence of the driver. Latin word means 'to weigh down'.
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