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