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grieve,vb. To contest under a grievance procedure <the union urged the employee to grieve the suspension>. — grievable,adj.  [Blacks Law 8th]

  grievant,n. Labor law. An employee who files a grievance and submits it to the grievance procedure outlined in a collective-bargaining agreement. [Blacks Law 8th]

  grievance procedure.Labor law. A process, consisting of several steps, for the resolution of an employee’s complaint. • The first step usu. occurs at the shop level and is handled by a supervisor. If the grievance is not resolved at the first step, the grievance is appealed in successive steps that vary among collective-bargaining agreements.…

grievance arbitration.See ARBITRATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

  grievance,n.1. An injury, injustice, or wrong that gives ground for a complaint <a petition for a redress of grievances>.2. The complaint itself < the client filed a grievance with the state-bar committee>.3.Labor law. A complaint that is filed by an employee or the employee’s union representative and that usu. concerns working conditions, esp. an…

greve. See REEVE. [Blacks Law 8th]

Gretna Green marriage.See MARRIAGE(1).  [Blacks Law 8th]

  gressume (gres-<<schwa>>m).Hist. A fine paid by a copyhold tenant upon the transfer of a copyhold estate, esp. upon the death of the lord. — Also spelled grasson; grassum; grossome; gersum. [Blacks Law 8th]

Gresham’s law.The principle that inferior products or practices tend to displace superior ones. This economic principle is popularly attributed to Sir Thomas Gresham (1519–1579), even though earlier writers such as Oresme and Copernicus discussed it. [Blacks Law 8th]

G reorganization.See REORGANIZATION(2). [Blacks Law 8th]