complaints

noun

1. 1

   The act of complaining.

2. 2

   A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.

   “I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company.”

3. 3

   In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based; The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.

4. 4

   In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate. However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.

5. 5

   A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.

   “Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint.”