complaint
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(noun) (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based |
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Related Words: pleading |
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(noun) an expression of grievance or resentment |
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Related Words: grievance, grumble, grumbling, jeremiad, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering, objection, whimper, whine |
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(noun) (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow |
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Related Words: cry, lament, lamentation, plaint, wail, yell |
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(noun) (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" |
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Synonyms: charge |
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Related Words: accusal, accusation, pleading |
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(noun) a formal accusation against somebody |
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Synonyms: allegation |
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Related Words: accusal, accusation, grievance, lodgement, lodgment, plaint |
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(noun) an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining |
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Synonyms: ailment, ill |
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Related Words: disorder, motion sickness, pip, upset |
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