/greuh vay"meuhn/ , n. , pl. gravamina /-vam"euh neuh/ . Law.
1. the part of an accusation that weighs most heavily against the accused; the substantial part of a charge or complaint.
2. a grievance.
[ 1595-1605; grava ( re ) to load, weigh down (deriv. of gravis heavy, burdened) + -men n. suffix ]