aggrieve
aggrieve
Definition
ag·grieve (ə grēv′)
transitive verb -·grieved′, -·griev′·ing
- to cause grief or injury to; offend
- to injure in one's legal rights
Etymology: ME agreven < OFr agrever, to aggravate < L aggravare, aggravate
aggrieve
Synonyms
aggrieve
Usage Examples
Used with why or when
- when: He became aggrieved when a company did not pay him monies which he believed were due to him.
Object
- person: Any person aggrieved by the SCI may apply to the High Court for a judicial review of the decision to adopt the SCI.
- party: The aggrieved party would have to take a civil action against you.
- citizen: In certain circumstances, aggrieved citizens may not only complain to the Ombudsman.
- employe: Alternatively, an aggrieved employe can make a claim against the company in the Civil Court.
- member: The written response shall then be offered to the aggrieved member for comment.
- student: Ordinary fairness requires that the decision-maker should consider any representations the aggrieved student wants to make.
Subject
- refusal: As with planning permission, any applicant who is aggrieved by a refusal of consent has the right of appeal.
- decision: If a student member is aggrieved by a decision of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction he or she may appeal to the Disciplinary Court.
- order: A person aggrieved by the order of a Magistrates ' Court on such an appeal has a right of appeal to the Crown Court.
Modifying Another Word
- understandably: The landlord thought the tenant should fork out for this; the understandably aggrieved tenant did not.
- particularly: I feel particularly aggrieved about the result of the selection process.
- little: I can't say I blame Mike for still feeling a little aggrieved.
- so: Then I might not feel so aggrieved about my council tax increase.
- very: Nevertheless, even at 2 v 0, United could feel very aggrieved at half time.
- somewhat: Rob Greaves and Billy Root got us off to a quick start before Rob was run out for 14, leaving him somewhat aggrieved.
Preposition: by
- refusal: As with planning permission, any applicant who is aggrieved by a refusal of consent has the right of appeal.
- decision: Parties aggrieved by decisions will have a new statutory right of appeal.
- order: A person aggrieved by the order of a Magistrates ' Court on such an appeal has a right of appeal to the Crown Court.
- act: We also act for individual people or organizations who are affected or aggrieved by the acts or decisions of public or quasi-public bodies.
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