Grievance - Law Dictionary Search Results
Double complaint, or Double quarrel
Double complaint, or Double quarrel, duplex querela, a grievance made known by a clerk or other person, to the archbishop of the province, against the ordinary, for
Articles, Lords of the
appeared inconsistent with the freedom of Parliament, and at the Revolution, the convention of Estates declared it a grievance, and accordingly it was suppressed by the Act of 1690, c. 3. See Burnet's Hist. Of his Own
Grievancer
One who occasions a grievance one who gives ground for complaint
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remonstrance
earnest presentation of reasons in opposition to something ;specif : a document formally stating points of opposition or grievance
mediation
mediation : nonbinding intervention between parties esp. in a labor dispute to promote resolution of a grievance, reconciliation, settlement, or compromise compare arbitration
legitimate
obligations under the law as the child of such birth 2 : being neither spurious nor false [a grievance] 3 : being in accordance with law or with established legal forms and requirements [a government] 4 :
dispute
correct application of the contract provision] ;esp : to oppose by argument or assertion [disputed changes to the grievance procedure] dis·put·able [di-spyü-tə-bəl, dis-pyə-tə-bəl] adj n : an assertion of opposing views or claims : a disagreement as
aggrieved
aggrieved : having a grievance: as a : suffering from an infringement or denial of rights b : having interests adversely affected [
Assign
old practice, a pleading by the plaintiff following the defendant's plea wherein the plaintiff pointed out the exact grievance meant to be complained of in his declaration, and not met by the defendant in his plea. The
Magna Carta
give less, according to the old custom of the fees.' The Great Charter only aimed at modifying the grievances of feudalism, which created the military tenure of knight's service. It was reserved for the vigorous administration of
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