Pronounced as: Ggruh-vay-men
Meaning: A noun, "gravamen" means the significant part of a grievance or complaint.
Origin: The word traces its origin to the Latin word "gravare” meaning “to burden". Its first known use was in 1602. The word is generally used in legal contexts:
Usage: The gravamen of the complaint was that the malpractices by the minister's aides had pushed the kingdom and its residents into a state of deprivation of resources.
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