Word: complaint
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: com
plaint
Definition: In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based; Thepurpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
Morphemes:
Affix: complaint
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based; Thepurpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plangō
Language: la
Decoded: plango
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to beat the breast etc. as a sign of grief, desperation, fury
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
Meaning: action noun suffix