tS=The <b>gravamen</b> of the picture is what happens to Igor because of his promise.<br><br>It's an interesting case whose <b>gravamen</b> spotlights one of the major reasons why incumbent legislators do so well year after year in New York.&tQ=<b>Gravamen</b> refers to:&tC=A story line|A part of something copied from something else|A moral|An essential part|A teaching device&cC=4&fB=<b>Gravamen</b> is actually a legal term that refers to the essential part of a charge or complaint, the part of a charge or an accusation that weighs most substantially against the accused. In common usage, however, it means the gist or essential part of whatever is under discussion. <b>Gravamen</b> is pronounced grahv-AYE-mun.
