complaint
Noun
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is a type of: disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioningsubtypes:
- pip - a minor nonspecific ailment
- kinetosis, motion sickness - the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
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subtypes:
- exclamation - a loud complaint or protest or reproach
- lament, lamentation, plaint, wail - a cry of sorrow and grief
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is a type of: objection - the speech act of objectingsubtypes:
- grievance - a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
- grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering - a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
- jeremiad - a long and mournful complaint
- kvetch - (Yiddish) a nagging complaint
- pet peeve - an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed
- whimper, whine - a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
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referred to in: civil law - the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulationis a type of: pleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceedingsubtypes: libel - the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks
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referred to in: criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishmentis a type of: pleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceedingsubtypes: accusal, accusation - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guiltis a part of: bill of indictment, indictment - a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offensesame as: charge
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