Definition of gravamen in English:

gravamen

nounPlural gravamina ɡrəˈveɪmɛnɡrəˈveɪmən

Law

1The essence or most serious part of a complaint or accusation.
a constitutional violation may comprise the gravamen of a plaintiff's complaint
Example sentencesExamples
- Yes, the gravamen of harm in the plaintiff's point of view is the damage to economic interests.
- The gravamen of the offence was that he flew too low.
- It is the practice of the defendant in relation to its contractual and statutory requirements that forms the gravamen of the plaintiffs' complaint.
- In cases involving accidents, the gravamen of the offence is whether the prosecution established the accused was driving carelessly, and not the consequences of the driving.
- The gravamen in respect of each charge is the allegation of indecency, without which the committee are unlikely, in my view, to find Serious Professional Misconduct.
1. 1.1 A grievance.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Now we have come perhaps to the gravamen of the problem.
  What's your gravamen, Rick?
  The gravamen of his 30 years of research is that public schools are notoriously inefficient at converting additional dollars into improved student learning.

Origin

Early 17th century (as an ecclesiastical term denoting formal presentation of a grievance): from late Latin, literally 'physical inconvenience', from Latin gravare 'to load', from gravis 'heavy'.

Definition of gravamen in US English:

gravamen

nounɡrəˈvāmənɡrəˈveɪmən

Law

1The essence or most serious part of a complaint or accusation.
a constitutional violation may comprise the gravamen of a plaintiff's complaint
Example sentencesExamples
- The gravamen of the offence was that he flew too low.
- It is the practice of the defendant in relation to its contractual and statutory requirements that forms the gravamen of the plaintiffs' complaint.
- Yes, the gravamen of harm in the plaintiff's point of view is the damage to economic interests.
- The gravamen in respect of each charge is the allegation of indecency, without which the committee are unlikely, in my view, to find Serious Professional Misconduct.
- In cases involving accidents, the gravamen of the offence is whether the prosecution established the accused was driving carelessly, and not the consequences of the driving.
1. 1.1 A grievance.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The gravamen of his 30 years of research is that public schools are notoriously inefficient at converting additional dollars into improved student learning.
  What's your gravamen, Rick?
  Now we have come perhaps to the gravamen of the problem.

Origin

Early 17th century (as an ecclesiastical term denoting formal presentation of a grievance): from late Latin, literally ‘physical inconvenience’, from Latin gravare ‘to load’, from gravis ‘heavy’.

单词	gravamen
释义	Definition of gravamen in English: gravamen nounPlural gravamina ɡrəˈveɪmɛnɡrəˈveɪmən Law 1The essence or most serious part of a complaint or accusation. a constitutional violation may comprise the gravamen of a plaintiff's complaint Example sentencesExamples Yes, the gravamen of harm in the plaintiff's point of view is the damage to economic interests. The gravamen of the offence was that he flew too low. It is the practice of the defendant in relation to its contractual and statutory requirements that forms the gravamen of the plaintiffs' complaint. In cases involving accidents, the gravamen of the offence is whether the prosecution established the accused was driving carelessly, and not the consequences of the driving. The gravamen in respect of each charge is the allegation of indecency, without which the committee are unlikely, in my view, to find Serious Professional Misconduct. 1.1 A grievance. Example sentencesExamples Now we have come perhaps to the gravamen of the problem. What's your gravamen, Rick? The gravamen of his 30 years of research is that public schools are notoriously inefficient at converting additional dollars into improved student learning. Origin Early 17th century (as an ecclesiastical term denoting formal presentation of a grievance): from late Latin, literally 'physical inconvenience', from Latin gravare 'to load', from gravis 'heavy'. Definition of gravamen in US English: gravamen nounɡrəˈvāmənɡrəˈveɪmən Law 1The essence or most serious part of a complaint or accusation. a constitutional violation may comprise the gravamen of a plaintiff's complaint Example sentencesExamples The gravamen of the offence was that he flew too low. It is the practice of the defendant in relation to its contractual and statutory requirements that forms the gravamen of the plaintiffs' complaint. Yes, the gravamen of harm in the plaintiff's point of view is the damage to economic interests. The gravamen in respect of each charge is the allegation of indecency, without which the committee are unlikely, in my view, to find Serious Professional Misconduct. In cases involving accidents, the gravamen of the offence is whether the prosecution established the accused was driving carelessly, and not the consequences of the driving. 1.1 A grievance. Example sentencesExamples The gravamen of his 30 years of research is that public schools are notoriously inefficient at converting additional dollars into improved student learning. What's your gravamen, Rick? Now we have come perhaps to the gravamen of the problem. Origin Early 17th century (as an ecclesiastical term denoting formal presentation of a grievance): from late Latin, literally ‘physical inconvenience’, from Latin gravare ‘to load’, from gravis ‘heavy’.
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