gravamen of the complaint

gravamen of the complaint
index gist (ground for a suit)

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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

  • complaint — com·plaint n 1: the initial pleading that starts a lawsuit and that sets forth the allegations made by the plaintiff against the defendant and the plaintiff s demand for relief see also prayer, process, well pleaded complaint rule compare …   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 — Gra*va men, n.; pl. L. {Gravamina , E. {Gravamens}. [L., fr. gravare to load, burden, fr. gravis heavy, weighty. See {Grave}, a.] (Law) The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gravamen — [grə vā′mən] n. pl. gravamens or gravamina [grəvam′i nə] [LL, lit., a burden, trouble < L gravare, to weigh down < gravis: see GRAVE1] 1. a grievance 2. Law the essential part of a complaint or accusation …   English World dictionary

  • gravamen — noun /grǝˈveımɛn/ The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint. The gravamen of this essay is that these signifiers (the jargon of SF) function not merely as a set of… …   Wiktionary

  • 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

  • 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

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