gravamen
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gra·va·men 
[gruh-vey-muhn] Pronunciation Key
[gruh-vey-muhn] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -vam·i·na
[-vam-uh-nuh] Pronunciation Key. Law.
[-vam-uh-nuh] Pronunciation Key. 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. |
[Origin: 1595–1605; < LL: trouble, physical inconvenience, equiv. to L gravā(re) to load, weigh down (deriv. of gravis heavy, burdened) + -men n. suffix]
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| gra·va·men
(grə-vā'mən) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. gra·va·mens or gra·vam·i·na (-vām'ə-nə) Law The part of a charge or an accusation that weighs most substantially against the accused. [Medieval Latin gravāmen, injury, accusation, from Late Latin, encumbrance, obligation, from Latin gravāre, to burden, from gravis, heavy; see grave2.] |
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