| 词条 | Grievance |
| 释义 |
A grievance ({{ety|la|gravis|heavy}}) is a wrong or hardship suffered, real or supposed, which forms legitimate grounds of complaint. In the past, the word meant the infliction or cause of hardship.[1] History and politics{{multiple issues|{{Unreferenced|section|date=December 2006}}{{Globalize|date=December 2010}}}} 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. See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=//www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/grievance|accessdate=21 January 2019|title=Definition of 'grievance'|website=Collins English Dictionary}} {{Law-stub}} 3 : Judicial remedies|Lawsuits|Civil rights and liberties |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。