to aggrieve

Examples

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• I am speaking about individuals in the companies that are aggrieved by a violation of the national treatment provisions, expropriation rules, and Chapter 11 itself.

  Academic text (1998)

• Essentially, Ms. Zahn found herself in the strange situation where she was aggrieved by her own proposed plan.

  Blog text (19)

• The Supreme Court expanded this standard to allow standing to parties aggrieved or adversely affected by an agency action.

  Academic text (1994)

• Someone will always be aggrieved by a legislative action, and they will challenge it on procedural or substantive grounds, arguing that the legislation fails a rationality test.

  Academic text (2018)

• The court also held that Title VII, like the Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act), permits any person "aggrieved" by a violation of the statute to pursue a civil action.

  Academic text (2002)

• At first glance, someone directly aggrieved by the Senate's use of the filibuster to prevent a vote on his or her nomination to a judicial or executive position would appear to have the best claim in terms of standing to challenge the filibuster.

  Academic text (1997)

• After they were unfairly treated, many employees felt aggrieved by the company's decision.

• The lawyer represented clients who believed they were aggrieved by the new legislation.

• When the jury found in favor of the defendant, the plaintiff felt deeply aggrieved and planned to appeal.

Synonyms

I

to injure

vsto aggrieve

52 2.5

Hurt someone's feelings by saying or doing something

focuses on unjust treatment or rights violations, often implying legal or serious harm

Antonyms

S

to support

∞ 1.0

Give help to a person or idea

B

to benefit

676 2.3

To help someone or be helped by something

How Harmful

to maim

• NSFW

35 7.0

to injure

53 1.6

to harm

738 1.0

to aggrieve

• Formal

2 9.6

to wrong

53 5.2

Surface Forms

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Etymology