gravamen of a charge
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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 — (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… … Wikipedia
gravamen — (singular); gravamina (plural) (GRAH vah men, grah vah MIH nah) [Latin, from gravis: heavy] A complaint; a grievance. The main substance of an accusation or charge. From Hamilton’s commentary upon the insufficiencies of Adams’s character,… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
charge — v 1. fill, fill up, load, plug, pack, ram down, inject with; suffuse, pervade, permeate; spread over, overspread, overrun, saturate, diffuse; bathe, soak, steep; imbue, infuse, penetrate, interfuse. 2. command, bid, order, dictate, adjure, direct … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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
gravamen — /greuh vay meuhn/, n., pl. gravamina / vam euh neuh/. Law. 1. the part of an accusation that weighs most heavily against the accused; the substantial part of a charge or complaint. 2. a grievance. [1595 1605; < LL: trouble, physical inconvenience … Universalium
gravamen — n. (Law) Burden (of a charge) substance, essential point … New dictionary of synonyms
gravamen — /grəˈveɪmən/ (say gruh vaymuhn) noun (plural gravamina /grəˈvæmənə/ (say gruh vamuhnuh)) 1. that part of an accusation which weighs most heavily against the accused; the burden or substantial part of a charge or complaint. 2. Rare a grievance.… …
gravamen — n. (pl. mina) substance of a grievance or charge … Dictionary of difficult words
