01 n. Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.
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Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.“I poured out my complaint before him.” — Ps. cxlii. 2.“Grievous complaints of you.” — Shak.
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Cause or subject of complaint or murmuring.“The poverty of the clergy in England hath been the complaint of all who wish well to the church.” — Swift.
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An ailment or disease of the body.“One in a complaint of his bowels.” — Arbuthnot.
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A formal allegation or charge against a party made or presented to the appropriate court or officer, as for a wrong done or a crime committed (in the latter case, generally under oath); an information; accusation; the initial bill in proceedings in equity.(Law)