grievance
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griev·ance
(grē'vəns) 
n.
n.
- An actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint.
- A complaint or protestation based on such a circumstance. See synonyms at injustice.
- Indignation or resentment stemming from a feeling of having been wronged.
- Obsolete.
- The act of inflicting hardship or harm.
- The cause of hardship or harm.
[Middle English grevaunce, from Old French grevance, from grever, to harm. See grieve.]
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grievance
One’s allegation that something imposes an illegal burden, denies some equitable or legal right, or causes injustice. An employee may be entitled by a collective bargaining agreement to seek relief through a grievance procedure.
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grievance
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Definition: complaint, gripe
Antonyms: commendation, compliment, flattery, praise
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grievance
One’s allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or burden, or denies some equi- table or legal right, or causes injustice.
See 137 P. 400, 402. An employee may be entitled by a collective bargaining agreement to seek relief through a particular series of steps called a grievance procedure.
See 137 P. 400, 402. An employee may be entitled by a collective bargaining agreement to seek relief through a particular series of steps called a grievance procedure.
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grievance
IN BRIEF: That which oppresses and injures and causes a sense of wrong.
To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life.
— Eric Hoffer (1902-1983).
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For the arguments in political science theory, see greed versus grievance. For issues related to labour disputes, see Grievance (labour).
A grievance is a wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
History and politics
A grievance may arise from injustice or tyranny, and be cause for rebellion or revolution.
The revolt of English barons in the early thirteenth century which led to the Magna Carta of 1215 was partly motivated by grievances against abuses by King John. This right to Petition the king, for grievances, was affirmed in the Bill of Rights 1689.
The United States Declaration of Independence is mainly an enumeration of the colonists' grievances against King George III. The right "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" is recognized in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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Grievance
Dansk (Danish)
n. - klage, grund til klage
Français (French)
n. - griefs (contre)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Beschwerde, Groll
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αιτία για) παράπονο, αγανάκτηση
Português (Portuguese)
n. - agravo (m), injustiça (f), ressentimento (m)
Русский (Russian)
обида, жалоба, трудовой конфликт
Español (Spanish)
n. - objeción, agravio, motivo de queja
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - missnöjesanledning, klagomål (jur.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不满, 不平, 抱怨, 牢骚
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不滿, 不平, 抱怨, 牢騷
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ضيم, مظلمه الشكوى
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - התמרמרות, תלונה, סיבה אמיתית או מדומה לתלונה
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