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complaint

/kəmˈpleɪnt/ nom A2

En français : plainte, réclamation, porter plainte

  1. The act of complaining. (countable, uncountable) · customer complaints· noise complaints
  2. A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern. (countable, uncountable) · I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company.
  3. In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based. (countable, uncountable)
  4. In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate. (countable, uncountable)
  5. A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder. (countable, uncountable) · Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint.

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“Come, come,” continued the count, “complaints are unavailing, be a man, be strong, be full of hope, for I am here and will watch over you.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 941 · C1
People who suffer as I do from nervous complaints can have no great inclination for talking.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 131 · B2
Collins; and whenever any of the cottagers were disposed to be quarrelsome, discontented, or too poor, she sallied forth into the village to settle their differences, silence their complaints, and scold them into harmony and plenty.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 196 · B2
They contained no actual complaint, nor was there any revival of past occurrences, or any communication of present suffering.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 218 · B2

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