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gravamen

[gruh-vey-muhn] / grəˈveɪ mən /


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"The gravamen of the claimed wrongdoing is that the Laundries exercised their constitutional rights and essentially made no statements to Plaintiffs or law enforcement," the motion states.

From Fox News Mar. 30, 2022

What mattered, Chief Justice Roberts wrote, was the core, or gravamen, of the lawsuit.

From New York Times Dec. 1, 2015

But are hipsters the gravamen here or victims of circumstances, when steady job prospects are remote and social premium is placed on a good coffee high?

From The Guardian Sep. 20, 2014

This is the gravamen of a column in the Independent, a British newspaper.

From Washington Post

The famous telegram put forward by France as the gravamen, or chief offence, was not communicated to the Chamber.

From The Duel Between France and Germany by Charles Sumner

At this council gravamina were adopted which show that constant encroachments were made on the sphere of ecclesiastical jurisdiction.

From The English Church in the Middle Ages by William Hunt




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