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   plaint

   /pleɪnt/

   noun

   • 1. an accusation or charge. British
   • 2. a complaint or lamentation: literary "it is a familiar plaint—no jobs for young researchers"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French plainte, feminine past participle of plaindre ‘complain’, or from Old French plaint, from Latin planctus ‘beating of the breast’.

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   What is plaint in law?

   • a statement in writing of grounds of complaint made to a court of law and asking for redress of the grievance. PLAINT, Eng. law. The exhibiting of any action, real or personal, in writing; the party making his plaint is called the plaintiff.

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   What does plaint mean?

   • PLAINT meaning: an official legal complaint against someone that is used in a court of law: . Learn more.

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   What is a complaint in law?

   • a complaint. Law. a statement of grievance made to a court for the purpose of asking redress. a lament; lamentation. archaic. He could not help but voice that plaint, as he had so many times before during that foggy, nightmare journey. There was no anger, however, in her voice, and not even a harsh plaint; only a detached accepted disenchantment.

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   What does a 'plaint number' mean?

   • A faint cry, like a cat's plaint, came from the tent behind the creche. Claims under administrative law for medical malpractice or other professional misconduct may also use a "plaint number".

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   Plaint is a noun that means a crying out or a protest. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of plaint from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   A plaint is a formal legal complaint against someone that is filed in a court of law. Learn how to use the word plaint in sentences and compare it with other related terms.

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   Plaint definition: a complaint.. See examples of PLAINT used in a sentence.

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   Plaint is a noun that means an official legal complaint against someone that is used in a court of law. Learn how to pronounce plaint and see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and Project Gutenberg.

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   A plaint is a complaint or a sad cry, or a statement of grievance made to a court of law. Learn the word origin, frequency, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of 'plaint' in sentences.

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   plaint: 1 n (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed Type of: allegation (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law) n a cry of sorrow and grief Synonyms: lament , lamentation , wail Type of: complaint (formerly) a loud cry (or ...

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   Plaint is a noun that means a complaint made in court or a sad call or sound. Learn how to say plaint, see examples and find synonyms in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.