2syllables
complaint
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Definitions ofcomplaint
1noun
- The act of complaining.
- A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
Example: "I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company."
- In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based; The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
- In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate. However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.
- A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.
Example: "Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint."
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