complaint

noun

1. 1

   (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

   he was arrested on a charge of larceny

2. 2

   (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based

3. 3

   an expression of grievance or resentment

4. 4

   (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow

5. 5

   an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining