gravamen
/grəˈveɪmen/noun
(pl.gravamina /-mɪnə/)
1- chiefly Law the essence or most serious part of a complaint or accusation【主律】(诉状中的)控诉要旨; 投诉要点。
1.1
- a grievance冤情; 委屈。
词源
early 17th cent. (as an ecclesiastical term denoting formal presentation of a grievance): from late Latin, literally 'physical inconvenience', from Latin gravare 'to load', from gravis 'heavy'.