1. Noun
Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament.
2. Noun
An accusation or protest on account of an injury.
3. Noun
A private memorial tendered to a court, in which a person sets forth his cause of action; the exhibiting of an action in writing.
4. Noun
(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
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