a cry of sorrow and grief | an expression of grievance or resentment |
(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed | (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow |
| (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 |
| an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining |