Dictionary definition · complaint
noun
- an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
- an expression of grievance or resentment
- (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
- (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense"he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).