1. Noun
Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.
2. Noun
Cause or subject of complaint or murmuring.
3. Noun
An ailment or disease of the body.
4. Noun
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.
5. Noun
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
6. Noun
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
Vocabulary classified under Law
7. Noun
(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
Vocabulary classified under Law
8. Noun
an expression of grievance or resentment
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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