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griev•ance

Pronunciation: (grē'vuns), [key]
—n.
1. a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
2. a complaint or resentment, as against an unjust or unfair act: to have a grievance against someone.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

grieshoch

grievance committee

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