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1. (n.) plaint
a complaint.
2. plaint
a lament; lamentation.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < MF < L planctus a striking or beating (the breast) in grief =plang(ere) to beat, strike, mourn for +-tus suffix of v. action)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) plaint
(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
2. (noun) lament, lamentation, plaint, wail
a cry of sorrow and grief
"their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
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1. (noun) plaint
audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament
2. (noun) plaint
an accusation or protest on account of an injury
3. (noun) plaint
a private memorial tendered to a court, in which a person sets forth his cause of action; the exhibiting of an action in writing
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