gist of a charge
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gist — / jist/ n [Anglo French, in the phrase laccion gist the action lies or is based (on), from gisir to lie (of process), from Old French gesir to lie, ultimately from Latin jacere]: the ground or foundation of a legal action without which it would… … Law dictionary
Mordecai Gist — Mordecai Gist. Mordecai Gist (1743–1792) was a member of a prominent Maryland family who became a general in command of the Maryland Line in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Gist was born in Baltimore, Maryland (one… … Wikipedia
William Henry Gist — Infobox Governor name=William Henry Gist caption= order=68th office=Governor of South Carolina term start=December 10, 1858 term end=December 14, 1860 lieutenant=Merrick E. Carn predecessor=Robert Francis Withers Allston successor=Francis… … Wikipedia
States Rights Gist — Infobox Military Person name= States Rights Gist lived= September 3, 1831 ndash; November 30, 1864 placeofbirth= Union, South Carolina placeofdeath= Franklin, Tennessee caption= States Rights Gist photo taken between 1862 and 1864 nickname=… … Wikipedia
a|gist|ment — «uh JIHST muhnt», noun. 1. the taking in of livestock to feed or pasture at a certain rate. 2. the rate charged for this or profit made by doing it. 3. any charge levied upon the owner or occupier of pasture lands … Useful english dictionary
gravamen of a charge — index complaint, gist (ground for a suit) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
main charge — index complaint, count, gist (ground for a suit), indictment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
gravamen — gra·va·men /grə vā mən/ n [Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, burden, from Latin gravare to burden, from gravis heavy, grave]: gist Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
gravamen — /graveyman/ The material part of a grievance, complaint, indictment, charge, cause of action, etc. Williamson v. Pacific Greyhound Lines, 67 Cal.App.2d 250, 153 P.2d 990, 991. The burden or gist of a charge; the grievance or injury specially… … Black's law dictionary
gravamen — /graveyman/ The material part of a grievance, complaint, indictment, charge, cause of action, etc. Williamson v. Pacific Greyhound Lines, 67 Cal.App.2d 250, 153 P.2d 990, 991. The burden or gist of a charge; the grievance or injury specially… … Black's law dictionary
