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Definition of Gravamens

Gravamens
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 complaint. Bouvier.
Gravamen
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 complaint. Bouvier.

Meaning of Gravamens from wikipedia

- Gravamen (from Latin gravare, to weigh down; gravis, heavy), (plural gra·va·mens or gra·vam·i·na) is a complaint or grievance, the ground of a legal action...
- legal authority, because its original legal purpose has been fulfilled. gravamen things weighing down The basic element or complaint of a lawsuit. /ɡrəˈveɪmɛn/...
- aggravation, aggravative, aggravator, aggrieve, aggrievement, degravation, gravamen, grave, gravid, gravida, gravidity, gravitas, gravitate, gravitation, gravitational...
- graviorgravissimus grav- heavy aggravate, aggravation, degravation, gravamen, grave, gravid, gravida, gravidity, gravitas, gravitate, gravitation, gravitational...
- number of offences against the person with which he may be charged, but the gravamen of the husband's conduct is the injury he has caused not the ****ual intercourse...
- (such as a statute of limitations), courts will determine which is the "gravamen" (the most applicable). Cir****stances such as those involving professional...
- years. It can be charged either under state law or local ordinance. The gravamen of this offense involves failure to pay an incurred bill at a bar, cafe...
- also used to refer to those facts or things done which form the basis or gravamen for a legal action. Res gestae is also used in the context of the doctrine...
- gradually expanded the controversy. The classis in Dordrecht drew up a gravamen in which "some differences" that "were said to have arisen in the Church...
- the footing of good subjects.. — Bl. Comm. IV, c.4 ss. iii.2, p. *54 The gravamen of this charge, then, is that Catholics constitute an imperium in imperio...