Most memorable was Pablo Escobarâs success in getting elected to the Colombian Congress. This happened in 1982, when he ran as part of the Colombian Liberal Party and was elected to be an alternative in the House of Representatives. Furthermore, when Escobar went to prison, it was on his own terms.
Definition of grievous. 1  1 : causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or sorrow a grievous wound a grievous loss. 2  2 : oppressive, onerous grievous costs of war. 3  3 : serious, grave grievous fault.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening(adj) causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm. 2  grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending(adj) causing or marked by grief or anguish. a grievous loss; a grievous cry; her sigh was heartbreaking; the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter. grave, grievous, heavy, weighty(adj) of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought.