Noun
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(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
"he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
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(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
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an expression of grievance or resentment
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(formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
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an often persistent bodily disorder or disease
a cause for complaining