Gratuity
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
See Bonus; Bounty. GRAVAMEN (Lat.). The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action.
See Greenl.
Bv. § 66.
The part of a charge which weighs most heavily against the accused. In England, the word is specially applied to grievance complained of by the clergy to the archbishop and bishops in convocation.
Phlll. Eccl. 1944.