The difference between Gist and Gravamen

When used as nouns, gist means the most essential part, whereas gravamen means the grievance complained of.


Gist is also verb with the meaning: to summarize, to extract and present the most important parts of.

check bellow for the other definitions of Gist and Gravamen

  1. Gist as a noun:

    The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux of a matter; the pith.

  2. Gist as a noun (legal, dated):

    The essential ground for action in a suit, without which there is no cause of action.

  3. Gist as a noun (obsolete):

    Resting place (especially of animals), lodging.

  1. Gist as a verb:

    To summarize, to extract and present the most important parts of.

  1. Gravamen as a noun:

    The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint.

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