complaint
Definition
Sworn statement filed by a party (the complainant, petitioner, or plaintiff) to a court to commence litigation against another party (the accused, defendant, or respondent) in a civil lawsuit. Complaint sets forth the alleged grounds (allegations) for the case and request for award of relief (damages) or recovery of some asset such as money or property. In criminal cases the complaint is filed by the public prosecutor, a government official. Also called petition.
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complaint is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
complaint appears in the definitions of the following terms:
prematurity,
grievance procedure,
pleadings,
response,
protest,
hierarchical appeals procedure,
ombudsman,
nonsuit,
peer review appeals process,
resolution
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