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Complaint
//kəmˈpleɪnt// noun
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Noun
- 1 The act of complaining. countable, uncountable
"customer complaints"
- 2 (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense wordnet
- 3 A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern. countable, uncountable
"I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company."
- 4 (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based wordnet
- 5 In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based. countable, uncountable
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- 6 an expression of grievance or resentment wordnet
- 7 In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate. countable, uncountable
- 8 (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow wordnet
- 9 A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder. countable, uncountable
"Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint."
- 10 an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English compleynte, from Anglo-Norman compleint, from Old French compleindre, eventually from Latin planctus (whence plaint).
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