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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine) an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining | |
| Synonyms: | ailment ill | |
| Related terms: | disorder pip motion_sickness afflict | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law) | |
| Synonyms: | allegation | |
| Examples: | "an allegation of malpractice" |
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| Related terms: | accusation grievance lodgment plaint law | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow | |
| Related terms: | cry lament exclamation | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an expression of grievance or resentment | |
| Related terms: | objection grumble grievance jeremiad whimper kvetch pet_peeve complain | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based | |
| Related terms: | pleading libel civil_law | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense | |
| Synonyms: | charge | |
| Examples: | "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" |
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| Related terms: | pleading accusation indictment criminal_law charge charge | |
| Similar spelling: |
complain complainant complaintive complaisant complin complacent complainer complaining complacently compliant complication complexity complement complicate complicity complexion compliment compulsion completion complot compliments complicated complect complete conflate compline complemental complaisance complicating compulsivity completed complexly complying compiling comply compel complexify completing completely compelling compliance compliancy compulsive compile complex complacency complection complexness complacence champlain |
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