pleading vs complaint

complaint vs pleading

pleading and complaint both are nouns.

pleading is an adjective but complaint is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pleading	Yes	Yes	No	No
complaint	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, complaint is a hyponym of pleading; that is, complaint is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pleading:

pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
complaint: (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

Other hyponyms of pleading include affirmative pleading, alternative pleading, pleading in the alternative, answer, charge, defective pleading, demurrer, rebuttal, rebutter, replication, rejoinder, special pleading, surrebuttal, surrebutter, surrejoinder.

pleading (noun)	complaint (noun)
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding	an expression of grievance or resentment
	(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

pleading (adjective)	complaint (adjective)
begging

Difference between pleading and complaint

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.