What does "complaint" mean?
Complaint: Grievous complaints of you. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Cause or subject of complaint or murmuring. The poverty of the clergy in England hath been the complaint of all who wish well to the church. Swift.
- 3.An ailment or disease of the body. One in a complaint of his bowels. Arbuthnot.
- 4.(Law) 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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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