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Meanings of complaint in English

Russian
плач
Wikidata

Song/poetic form of multiple couplets expressing sorrow.

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        плач
        Portuguese
        doença
        Catalan
        mal

        An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining.

              doença
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              Examples for "lamentation"
              Examples for "lamentation"
              1
              Then he fell-inthe gutter; and there was general sorrow and lamentation.
              The $30,000 Bequest, and Other Stories
              2
              The lamentation of the people of God in their captivity in Babylon.
              The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
              3
              Weeping and moaning and lamentation was the principal order of the occasion.
              History of the Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantr...
              4
              In the castle of the Greylocks, meanwhile, there was sorrow and lamentation.
              The Greylock: A Fairy Tale
              5
              Whilst the prince made this lamentation, the Queen came before the King.
              French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France
              Portuguese
              acusação
              Catalan
              càrrec
              Spanish
              querella

              (Criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense.

                    acusação
                    Russian
                    жалоба
                    Portuguese
                    petição inicial
                    Spanish
                    querella
                    Catalan
                    querella

                    Legal document, the filing of which initiates a lawsuit.

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                          жалоба
                          Usage of complaint in English
                          1
                          The case follows a complaint lodged by the opposition nine years ago.
                          Radio NZ
                          2
                          The indicators include food safety, patient and staff satisfaction and complaint resolution.
                          Radio NZ
                          3
                          The case related to a complaint made by a patient last year.
                          Radio NZ
                          4
                          Her complaint was a civil matter, not a police issue, they said.
                          News.com.au
                          5
                          September 2011: Architect Steve Lawrence submits State Aid complaint to European Commission.
                          The Guardian
                          6
                          And it took 11 years from the complaint to the court case.
                          Radio NZ
                          7
                          However, her seniors did not take her complaint seriously, Mr Hager said.
                          Radio NZ
                          8
                          We want to create a prompt, responsive system for citizen complaint resolution.
                          Wired
                          9
                          Supporters hope the complaint will hold the government accountable for its cuts.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          The Home Office said it had received no formal complaint about her.
                          Radio NZ
                          11
                          Canada's privacy commissioner has up to a year to address the complaint.
                          Wired
                          12
                          One individual complaint alone cannot result in a prosecution under the legislation.
                          The Guardian
                          13
                          The Japanese government has lodged a complaint against South Korea and Russia.
                          Radio NZ
                          14
                          The judge asked the prosecutors to amend their complaint by year end.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          Sweet said Turin-based Intesa could file an amended complaint within 20 days.
                          Reuters
                          16
                          With this very specific number, that complaint should no longer be valid.
                          Wired
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                          Complaint through the time
                          Complaint across language varieties
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                          Common
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