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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Complaint \Com*plaint"\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]nt"), n. [F. complainte.
     See Complain.]
     1. Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment;
        lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.
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              I poured out my complaint before him. --Ps. cxlii.
                                                    2.
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              Grievous complaints of you.           --Shak.
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     2. Cause or subject of complaint or murmuring.
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              The poverty of the clergy in England hath been the
              complaint of all who wish well to the church.
                                                    --Swift.
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     3. An ailment or disease of the body.
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              One in a complaint of his bowels.     --Arbuthnot.
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     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.
  
     Syn: Lamentation; murmuring; sorrow; grief; disease; illness;
          disorder; malady; ailment.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Complaint \Com*plaint"\, n. [F. complainte. See Complain.]
     1. Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment;
        lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.
  
              I poured out my complaint before him. --Ps. cxlii.
                                                    2.
  
              Grievous complaints of you.           --Shak.
  
     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.
  
     Syn: Lamentation; murmuring; sorrow; grief; disease; illness;
          disorder; malady; ailment.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  complaint
       n 1: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for
            complaining [syn: ailment, ill]
       2: (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or
          sorrow
       3: an expression of grievance or resentment
       4: (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out
          the facts on which the claim for relief is based
       5: (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense;
          "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" [syn: charge]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  complaint
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 μήνυση
     2 παράπονο
     3 σύμπτωμα ασθένειας

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  complaint
     n.
     1 The act of complaining.
     2 A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
     3 (lb en legal) 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.
     4 (lb en legal) 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.
     5 A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  complaint
     n.
     1 The act of complaining.
     2 A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
     3 (lb en legal) 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.
     4 (lb en legal) 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.
     5 A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  complaint
     n.
     1 The act of complaining.
     2 A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
     3 (lb en legal) 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.
     4 (lb en legal) 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.
     5 A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  complaint
     n.
     1 The act of complaining.
     2 A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
     3 (lb en legal) 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.
     4 (lb en legal) 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.
     5 A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  complaint
     Englanti n.
     valitus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  complaint
     Engelska n.
     klagomål

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  complaint /kəmplˈeɪnt/
  beklag

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Complaint /kəmplˈeɪnt/
  الشكوى

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  complaint //kəmˈpleɪnt// 
  1. бо́лест, бо́лка
  bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder
  2. жа́лба, недово́лство, опла́кване
  grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining