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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Gravamen

/gräv-ām'-ən/ · Gra·va·men · IPA /ɡɹəˈveɪmən/
01 n. The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint. Bouvier.
pl. Gravamina, Gravamens ((#))
  1. 1.
    The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint. Bouvier.(Law)