1) Basis of a grievance 2) Grounds for legal action
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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 the term is used chiefly in legal submissions and...
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grievance; grounds of legal complaint
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• (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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(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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Gra·va'men noun ;
plural Latin
Gravamina , English
Gravamens . [ Latin , from
gravare to load, burden, from
gravis heavy, weighty. See
Grave ,
adjective ]
(Law) The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the...
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The essential element of a lawsuit. For example, the gravamen of a lawsuit involving a car accident might be the careless driving (negligence) of the defendant.
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