Definition: (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
Usage: he was arrested on a charge of larceny
Similar words: pleading
Definition: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
Synonyms: complaint
Definition: (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
Similar words: pleading
Definition: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
Synonyms: complaint
Definition: an expression of grievance or resentment
Similar words: objection
Definition: the speech act of objecting
Synonyms: complaint
Definition: (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
Definition: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
Usage: a cry of rage; a yell of pain
Synonyms: complaint, ailment, ill
Definition: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Similar words: upset, disorder
Definition: a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
Usage: the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder; everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time