What does complaint mean?

Definitions for complaint
kəmˈpleɪntcom·plaint

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word complaint.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ailment, complaint, illnoun

    an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

  2. complaintnoun

    (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow

  3. complaintnoun

    an expression of grievance or resentment

  4. complaintnoun

    (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based

  5. charge, complaintnoun

    (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

    "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

Wiktionary

  1. complaintnoun

    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.

  2. complaintnoun

    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.

  3. complaintnoun

    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.

  4. complaintnoun

    a consumer complaint

  5. complaintnoun

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

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

  6. Etymology: compleynte, from compleint, from compleindre.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Complaintnoun

    Etymology: complainte, French.

    I cannot find any cause of complaint, that good laws have so much been wanting unto us, as we to them. Richard Hooker, Dedicat.

    As for me, is my complaint to man. Job, xxx. 4.

    The poverty of the clergy in England hath been the complaint of all who wish well to the church. Jonathan Swift.

    One, in a complaint of his bowels, was let blood ’till he had scarce any left, and was perfectly cured. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

    Full of vexation, come I with complaint
    Against my child. William Shakespeare, Midsummer Night’s Dream.

    Against the goddess these complaints he made. John Dryden, Æn.

Wikipedia

  1. Complaint

    In legal terminology, a complaint is any formal legal document that sets out the facts and legal reasons (see: cause of action) that the filing party or parties (the plaintiff(s)) believes are sufficient to support a claim against the party or parties against whom the claim is brought (the defendant(s)) that entitles the plaintiff(s) to a remedy (either money damages or injunctive relief). For example, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) that govern civil litigation in United States courts provide that a civil action is commenced with the filing or service of a pleading called a complaint. Civil court rules in states that have incorporated the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure use the same term for the same pleading. In Civil Law, a “complaint” is the first formal action taken to officially begin a lawsuit. This written document contains the allegations against the defense, the specific laws violated, the facts that led to the dispute, and any demands made by the plaintiff to restore justice.In some jurisdictions, specific types of criminal cases may also be commenced by the filing of a complaint, also sometimes called a criminal complaint or felony complaint. Most criminal cases are prosecuted in the name of the governmental authority that promulgates criminal statutes and enforces the police power of the state with the goal of seeking criminal sanctions, such as the State (also sometimes called the People) or Crown (in Commonwealth realms). In the United States, the complaint is often associated with misdemeanor criminal charges presented by the prosecutor without the grand jury process. In most U.S. jurisdictions, the charging instrument presented to and authorized by a grand jury is referred to as an indictment.

ChatGPT

  1. complaint

    A complaint is a formal or informal expression of dissatisfaction or discontentment towards a certain situation, product, service, or individual, typically in an attempt to gain a resolution or redress. It can also refer to a legal document that initiates a lawsuit by setting forth the facts and legal claims of the plaintiff.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Complaintnoun

    expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding

  2. Complaintnoun

    cause or subject of complaint or murmuring

  3. Complaintnoun

    an ailment or disease of the body

  4. Complaintnoun

    a formal allegation or charge against a party made or presented to the appropriate court or officer, as for a wrong done or a crime committed (in the latter case, generally under oath); an information; accusation; the initial bill in proceedings in equity

Wikidata

  1. Complaint

    In legal terminology, a complaint is any formal legal document that sets out the facts and legal reasons that the filing party or parties believes are sufficient to support a claim against the party or parties against whom the claim is brought that entitles the plaintiff to a remedy ]. For example, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that govern civil litigation in United States courts provide that a civil action is commenced with the filing or service of a pleading called a complaint. Civil court rules in states that have incorporated the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure use the same term for the same pleading. In some jurisdictions, specific types of criminal cases may also be commenced by the filing of a complaint, also sometimes called a criminal complaint or felony complaint. All criminal cases are prosecuted in the name of the governmental authority that promulgates criminal statutes and enforces the police power of the state with the goal of seeking criminal sanctions, such as the State or Crown. In the United States, the complaint is often associated with misdemeanor criminal charges presented by the prosecutor without the grand jury process. In most U.S. jurisdictions, the charging instrument presented to and authorized by a grand jury is referred to as an indictment.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'complaint' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4187

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'complaint' in Nouns Frequency: #1008

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of complaint in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of complaint in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of complaint in a Sentence

  1. David Yerushalmi:

    The notion that the MTA can moot a constitutional violation by changing its policy after the fact and wishing away the violation is absurd, our complaint has a damage claim for past harms (even if only nominal damage). That fact alone precludes the argument that the case is moot.

  2. Russell Wheeler:

    There is an awareness on the part of the judges that there's more public focus on how the judiciary resolves complaints, in normal times, the 10th Circuit [ which handled the Brett Kavanaugh matter ] might have written just a couple of paragraphs concluding the complaint. But they wrote 10 pages. They said these were serious allegations. ... They are aware of the new public scrutiny.

  3. John Paul:

    Similar death threats were left on her parents’ answering machine. DelTondo contacted authorities to make a complaint. She said it took four days for an officer to contact her back to make a report.

  4. Hunter Biden:

    It is time for this administration stop stonewalling and provide the Congress with all the facts it needs, including a copy of the formal complaint made by the whistleblower. And it's time for the Congress to fully investigate the conduct of this President.

  5. The FFA:

    Specifically, the FFA Board found that the players engaged in unprofessional conduct, the matter came to the attention of Football Federation Australia in April, 2019 following a complaint by a woman.

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