complaint
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- definition (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
- definition an expression of grievance or resentment
- definition (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
- definition (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense