Complete Definition of "complaint"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/k�m�pleɪnt/
SAMPA|/kVm"pleInt/

Etymology
ME. compleynte < AF. compleint, from compleindre.

Noun
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en-noun

  1. law:In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based;<br>The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
  2. law:In Criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.<br>However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.
  3. a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining

#: I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company.

  1. a bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder

#: Don't come too close, I've got this nasty complaint.

Translations
trans-top|a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining
Chinese:

Finnish: valitus, reklamaatio, kantelu
Greek: t|el|�α�ά�ονο|n|sc=Grek (parápono)
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Kurdish: gazin f, gilî f, rexne f, �ikayet f, KUchar|گ�����
Norwegian: klage m|f, innvending m|f
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trans-top|a bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder
Chinese:

Finnish: t-|fi|vaiva
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ttbc|Dutch: klacht m, f
ttbc|French: plainte f, réclamation f
ttbc|German: Beschwerde f, Klage f
ttbc|Hebrew: ת��נ� (tluna) f (1)
ttbc|Italian: querela f
ttbc|Portuguese: queixa f, reclamação f
ttbc|Spanish: queja f
ttbc|Swedish: klagomål n
ttbc|Turkish: �ikayet, yakınma
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