complaint
英[kəm'pleɪnt]
美[kəm'plent]
英英释意
- 1. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- 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"