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Word For The Day, Thursday, October 3, 2013-- gravamen

Posted on 10/03/2013 6:15:07 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree

Word For The Day, Thursday, October 3, 2013-- gravamen

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

gravamen [gruh-vey-muhn]

hear it pronounced

noun

1. the part of an accusation that weighs most heavily against the accused; the substantial part of a charge or complaint.
2. a grievance.
Origin: 1595–1605; < Late Latin: trouble, physical inconvenience, equivalent to Latin gravā ( re ) to load, weigh down (derivative of gravis heavy, burdened) + -men noun suffix

Related forms

gravamina, plural

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To: TruthShallSetYouFree
"I know what that is." "It's where you find the CorpseMen.
21 posted on 10/03/2013 8:17:03 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

A+
You’re a bit late with “corpsemen.”


22 posted on 10/03/2013 8:29:38 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree ( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

In all the news and carping
The fact most missed by some-
The gravamen of Obamacare is
It takes advantage of the dumb

Those low information people
Produced by government schools
Who think reality shows are art
And that they are beyond rules

Demanding their “free” insurance,
Lacking character and free will-
They will no doubt be complacent
Until presented with the bill...


23 posted on 10/03/2013 8:39:28 AM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree
The gravamen of my complaint against the Kenyan-in-Chief is that he is an arrogant and hubristic Marxist who is Hell-bent on destroying our Freedoms, our economy, and our Beloved Nation!


America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

24 posted on 10/03/2013 8:57:49 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa ( cooked an exquisite)
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To: Texan5

A+++
You are correct. The rude awakening for the
low-info crowd has begun. Unlike Obama phones,
healthcare is something they actually would have
to pay for.


25 posted on 10/03/2013 12:14:21 PM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree ( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
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To: ConorMacNessa
A+++

The gravamen of my complaint against the Kenyan-in-Chief is that he is an arrogant and hubristic Marxist who is Hell-bent on destroying our Freedoms, our economy, and our Beloved Nation!

It's the one thing he is actually good at.

26 posted on 10/03/2013 12:15:51 PM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree ( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Thank you! Let the howling begin-maybe the whiners who live in states that “opted out” of the expansion will pack up and move to places like California, and the liberal Pacific NW, where they give free everything-since they’re already going broke, a few more giveways will hardly be noticed...


27 posted on 10/03/2013 12:34:34 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree; xsmommy

6 officers surround a car. Two in Plainclothes, (guess is SS) , all with guns drawn, and no one shoots out the tires? Allowing a nutty chase scene!

Good thing for the class our pal was on furlough!


28 posted on 10/03/2013 5:50:09 PM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "St.Sarah, the1Tru Conservative that REFUSES to unite us and Save America"you)
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