Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Term: À LA GRANDE GREVAUNCE
Definition: This is a fancy way of saying "to the great grievance" in old French. It means that something is causing a lot of trouble or making people very unhappy.
À LA GRANDE GREVAUNCE
a la grande grevaunce (ah lə grənd gruh-vuhns). [Law French] To the great grievance.
The term à la grande grevaunce is a legal term that means "to the great grievance." It is often used in legal documents to indicate that a particular action or decision has caused significant harm or injury to someone.
In the first example, the use of the term a la grande grevaunce indicates that the court's decision had a significant negative impact on the plaintiff. In the second example, the term is used to describe the harm caused by a new law to small business owners.