Term: complaint: (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: bird's-foot fern: cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: pudge: a short fat person
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: coffee: any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: phrygian: a native or inhabitant of Phrygia
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: erysiphales: saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: passion: a strong feeling or emotion
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: backgrounder: a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: bowhead: large-mouthed Arctic whale
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: host: any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event
Broader: pleading: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | Unrelated: narrowing: the act of making something narrower