complaint
noun
/kəmˈpleɪnt/
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- (legal) 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.
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réclamation
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- (legal) 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.
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porter plainte
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- A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.
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plainte
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