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Meaning of "gravamen" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRAVAMEN

From Late Latin: trouble, from Latin gravāre to load, from gravis heavy.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAVAMEN

gravamen  [ɡrəˈveɪmɛn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAVAMEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gravamen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRAVAMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gravamen

Gravamen, , a complaint or grievance, the ground of a legal action, and particularly the more serious part of a charge against an accused person. In legal terms, the essential element of a lawsuit. In English the term is used chiefly in legal submissions and judicial opinions. The word is commonly misspelled gravaman. Apart from the normal usage of the word, the gravamen test is used in contract law to distinguish between the sale of goods and services in "hybrid" transactions. Under the test each component of the sale is isolated and individually determined to be either a good or a service. The more common approach used by courts is the predominant purpose test which looks at the general thrust of the exchange rather than each individual component. The term is also used in ecclesiastical courts, being the technical designation of a memorial presented from the Lower to the Upper House of Convocation, setting forth grievances to be redressed, or calling attention to breaches in church discipline.

Definition of gravamen in the English dictionary

The definition of gravamen in the dictionary is that part of an accusation weighing most heavily against an accused. Other definition of gravamen is the substance or material grounds of a complaint.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAVAMEN


duramen
djʊˈreɪmɛn
examen
ɪɡˈzeɪmɛn
flamen
ˈfleɪmɛn
foramen
fɒˈreɪmɛn
hymen
ˈhaɪmɛn
limen
ˈlaɪmɛn
poultrymen
ˈpəʊltrɪmɛn
putamen
pjuːˈteɪmɛn
stamen
ˈsteɪmɛn
velamen
vəˈleɪmɛn
vimen
ˈvaɪmɛn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAVAMEN

grav
gravadlax
gravamina
grave
grave clothes
grave-wax
gravedigger
gravel
gravel pit
gravel-blind
gravel-voiced
graveless
gravelike
gravelish
gravelled
gravelling
gravelly
gravely
graven
graven image

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAVAMEN

amen
cameramen
Chinamen
clinamen
cyclamen
Indiamen
merchant seamen
militiamen
Namen
orramen
ramen
representamen
seamen
sudamen
Tutankhamen
Xiamen
yamen
yarramen

Synonyms and antonyms of gravamen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gravamen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAVAMEN

Find out the translation of gravamen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gravamen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gravamen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不平
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gravamen
570 millions of speakers

English

gravamen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नालिश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gravamen
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Gravamen
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gravamen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নালিশের ভিত্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

principal chef d´accusation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gravamen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gravamen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gravamen
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gravamen
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gravamen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lời than van
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிக மிக முக்கியமான பகுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रॅव्हमन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ithamın temel nedeni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gravamen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gravamen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Gravamen
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gravamen
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

gravamen
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gravamen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gravamen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gravamen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gravamen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVAMEN»

The term «gravamen» is regularly used and occupies the 69.860 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVAMEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gravamen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gravamen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gravamen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAVAMEN»

Discover the use of gravamen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gravamen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
See fortuitous. gravamen lgra-vay-manl = the point of a complaint or grievance. E.g., "Under the fourth and fifth complaints, the gravamen of the charge was that he had failed to preserve for a period of twelve months from the date of delivery ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
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Bienes Raíces: Introducción a la Profesión: Introduccion a ...
Usualmente el gravamen originado por juicio cubre sólo la propiedad en el condado donde se concedió. Sin embargo, el acreedor puede extender el gravamen a propiedades en otros condados con entablar una noticia de gravamen en ...
Nora Gutiérrez-Olmos, Charles J. Jacobus, 2009
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Spanish Version of Florida Real Estate Principles
Un gravamen general es aquél que se impone a toda la propiedad del embargado. Entre los ejemplos de gravámenes generales se hallan: o El gravamen de la Renta Federal por impuestos no pagados—Un gravamen establecido por ley ...
Sam Irlander
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Bienes Raices:
56 gravamen, see encumbrance, p. 4 1 ; see lien, p. 72 gravamen de tributación, see tax lien, p. 120 gravamen de una constructora o de un constructor, see mechanic's lien, p. 77 gravamen en escritura de fideicomiso, see trust deed lien, p.
Fillmore Galaty, Dearborn Real Estate Education, Real Estate Education Company, 1995
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Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
See dictum (b). gravamen (/grә-vay-mәn/, preferably not /grah-vәmәn/) = the point of a complaint or grievance. E.g.: • “The gravamen of plaintiffs' complaint is that defendants engaged in a scheme to defraud them out of their interest in an oil ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2011
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The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter
In the Lower House of Convocation, a few days ago, Archdeacon Denison presented the following gravamen, hearing forty-one signatures, members of Convocation :—-" That a remarkable instance of the injury which is caused to the Church ...
‎1864
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The chronicle of Convocation ... for the sessions ...
Bishop Mackenzie — I have a gravamen to present which I think Sir G. Prevost is prepared to take some action upon. The gravamen — Humbly showoth — That notice has been given in Parliament to repeal the exemption from serving on ...
Convocation prov. of Canterbury, 1872
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Spanish Business Dictionary: Multicultural Business Spanish
gratis gratis gratuito gratis gravamen encumbrance, imposition, lien, tax (Mex) pledge gravamen del constructor mechanic's lien gravamen del transportador carrier's lien gravamen del transportista (Mex) carrier's lien gravamen del vendedor ...
Morry Sofer, 2011
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The Church of England Magazine
After a long discussion on matters of order, The Prolocutor said the house might adopt this as their own gravamen, or as the individual gravamen of canon Selwyn , or it might be rejected altogether. On the question whether the gravamen ...
‎1858
10
The High Court of Delegates
which derived from a difference between the rules of the civil and the canon law; an appeal governed by the latter code could be made from any gravamen, whereas an appeal under the civil law could be made from a gravamen only if it was ...
G. I. O. Duncan, 1971

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAVAMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gravamen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Republicans baffled by Trump's ascent
He has as much gravamen and government experience as the above-named comedian. Yet each time Priebus ordered Trump to fall in line, ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
2
CJ's decision in presidential third term case is irretrievably flawed …
The gravamen of the issue falling to be determined in Cedric Richardson v Attorney General and Raphael Trotman was the extent and nature of ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
3
United States v. Ye
"The gravamen of the offense . . . is the making of a false statement." United States v. Cox, 593 F.2d 46, 48 (6th Cir. 1979). Thus, the "crime is ... «The Recorder, Jul 15»
4
Yes! You can Own Real Estate in Mexico!
The buyer should request a copy of the lien certificate (certificado de libertad de gravamen) on the property that should indicate the owner of ... «The Yucatan Times, Jul 15»
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Court refuses to set aside international award despite breach of …
... his inability to present his case and the alleged violation of Ontario public policy, it noted that the gravamen of each submission was the same ... «International Law Office, Jul 15»
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¿Podría bajar la producción de trigo?
... garantizar el abastecimiento de la demanda local y evitar alzas en los precios de los alimentos, y cargan un gravamen de un 23 por ciento, ... «elEconomista.es, Jul 15»
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Endgame for the Grexit, or More of the Same? By Dr. Robert Zaller
Tsipras responded by calling a snap referendum, cloudily worded, whose gravamen was a request for acceptance or rejection of the terms ... «Hellenic News of America, Jul 15»
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Inventive step: how high is the obviousness threshold?
It is asserted that this is the gravamen of the approach endorsed by the Court in allowing the Watanabe article or the 471 Patent to be ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
9
Reverse settlement payments in patent disputes come under …
The gravamen of the complaint is that the 1997 agreement preserved Bayer's monopoly and ability to charge supracompetitive prices at the ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
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Claim Against Insurer In Estate Fire Case Allowed to Survive
"As a result, these two claims cannot share the same gravamen, and consequently neither the gist-of-the-action doctrine nor the economic loss ... «The Legal Intelligencer, Jul 15»

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