gra·va·men (gr -v  mn)n. pl. gra·va·mens or gra·vam·i·na (-v  m-n) Law The part of a charge or an accusation that weighs most substantially against the accused. [Medieval Latin grav men, injury, accusation, from Late Latin, encumbrance, obligation, from Latin gravre, to burden, from gravis, heavy; see grave2.] |
gravamen [grəˈveɪmɛn]
n pl -vamina [-ˈvæmɪnə]
1. (Law) Law that part of an accusation weighing most heavily against an accused
2. (Law) Law the substance or material grounds of a complaint
3. a rare word for grievance
[from Late Latin: trouble, from Latin gravāre to load, from gravis heavy; see grave2]
gravamen
a grievance, especially one that is the cause of a legal action.
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