complaint
noun
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in criminal law, a pleading describing some wrong or offenseβThe neighbors filed a complaint about the barking dogs.βcharge
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(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
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an expression of grievance or resentment
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(formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
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an often persistent bodily disorder or diseaseailmentill