Gravamens

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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