Gravamen
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The burden or gist of a charge; the grievance or injury specially complained of.
In English ecclesiastical law. A grievance complained of by the clergy before the bishops in convocation.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. I.
In old English law. Injury; oppi-ession; a grievance, or thing complained of; the essence of a complaint.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The burden or gist of a charge; the grievance or injury specially complained of.
In English ecclesiastical law. A grievance complained of by the clergy before the bishops in convocation.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. Injury; grievance; the
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat [from ^avare, q. v.] A grievance, or thing complained of;.the essence of a complaint.