Complaint

/kəmˈpleɪnt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:20 pts9 letters

Definition of Complaint

noun

  1. The act of complaining.
  2. A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.

    "I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company."

  3. In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based; The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
  4. In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate. 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.

    "Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint."

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(criminal) charges(penal) chargecomplaint of an offence/offensecriminal complaintcriminal informationinforming the police/authoritiesnotification of the police/authoritiesreporting an offence/offense to the police/authorities