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Legal Definition Gravamen (from Lat. gravare, to weigh down; gravis, heavy), (plural graÂ·vaÂ·mens or graÂ·vamÂ·iÂ·na), a complaint or grievance, the ground of a legal action, and particularly the more serious part of a charge against an accused person. In legal terms, the essential element of a lawsuit. In English the term is used chiefly in legal submissions and judicial opinions. The word is commonly misspelled gravaman. Apart from the normal usage of the word, the gravamen test is used in contract law to distinguish between the sale of goods and services in hybrid transactions.
Greshamâs Law Law and Legal Definition. Greshamâs law refers to an economic principle that is applied when inferior products or practices tend to displace superior ones. Greshamâs law takes its name from Sir Thomas Gresham. The principle of Gresham's law can sometimes be applied to different fields of study. Gresham's law may be generally applied to any circumstance in which the true value of something is markedly different from the value people are required to accept.