Grievance vs. Complaint
Grievancenoun
(countable) Something which causes grief.
Grievancenoun
(countable) A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
Grievancenoun
(uncountable) Feelings of being wronged; outrage.
Grievancenoun
(countable) A complaint or annoyance.
Grievancenoun
(countable) A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.
Grievancenoun
(uncountable) Violation of regulations or objectionable behavior.
Grievancenoun
A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or resistance, as arising from injustice, tyranny, etc.; injury.
Grievancenoun
Grieving; grief; affliction.
Grievancenoun
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation;
Grievancenoun
an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
Grievancenoun
a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
Grievance
A grievance (from Latin gravis 'heavy') is a wrong or hardship suffered, real or supposed, which forms legitimate grounds of complaint. In the past, the word meant the infliction or cause of hardship.
Complaintnoun
A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining.
Complaintnoun
(legal) 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.
Complaintnoun
(legal) 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.
Complaintnoun
A consumer complaint.
Complaintnoun
A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.
Complaintnoun
Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.
Complaintnoun
Cause or subject of complaint or murmuring.
Complaintnoun
An ailment or disease of the body.
Complaintnoun
A formal allegation or charge against a party made or presented to the appropriate court or officer, as for a wrong done or a crime committed (in the latter case, generally under oath); an information; accusation; the initial bill in proceedings in equity.
Complaintnoun
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Complaintnoun
(formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
Complaintnoun
an expression of grievance or resentment
Complaintnoun
(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
Complaintnoun
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense;
Complaint
In legal terminology, a complaint is any formal legal document that sets out the facts and legal reasons (see: cause of action) that the filing party or parties (the plaintiff(s)) believes are sufficient to support a claim against the party or parties against whom the claim is brought (the defendant(s)) that entitles the plaintiff(s) to a remedy (either money damages or injunctive relief). For example, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) that govern civil litigation in United States courts provide that a civil action is commenced with the filing or service of a pleading called a complaint.
