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Definition of Gravamen
1. n. The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint. Bouvier.
Definition of Gravamen
1. Noun. The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint. ¹
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Definition of Gravamen
1. the most serious part of an accusation [n -MENS or -MINA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gravamen
Literary usage of Gravamen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1898)
"... commons present to the king " A Form of Apology and Satisfaction ;" its gravamen
parliamentary privilege and religious reform; privilege defined ..."
2. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1901)
"(Mass.) 20; Bates v. Conkling, ю Wend. (NY) 391- 3. Dixon v. Barclay, 22 Ala.
370. 4. Where the gravamen of an action was a fraudulent conspiracy ..."
3. Publications by English Historical Society (1849)
"... ne quis eis in personis, terris seu rebus malum, molestiam, injuriam seu
gravamen ali- quod inferre ..."
4. Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History: Comprising the History of England by Matthew Paris, Roger (1841)
"... ne sibi perinde damnum eveniat aut gravamen. Sub hac autem pacis forma nuntii
tam regis quam archiepiscopi ..."
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