Complaint - Definition

n 1: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for
complaining [syn: ailment, complaint, ill]
2: (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or
sorrow
3: an expression of grievance or resentment
4: (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out
the facts on which the claim for relief is based
5: (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense;
"he was arrested on a charge of larceny" [syn: charge,
complaint]