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complaint
[kəm'pleɪnt]
abbr.
abbr.
compl
law
written statement initiating a criminal or civil action
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formal charge that someone has committed a crime
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The legal document that usually begins a civil lawsuit and is also used to start a criminal case. Says what the plaintiff thinks the defendant did and asks the court for help. Also called the "initial pleading" or "petition."
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