Problem vs. Complaint
Problemnoun
A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
Problemnoun
A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
Problemnoun
A puzzling circumstance.
Problemadjective
(of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
Problemadjective
Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.
Problemnoun
A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a question involving doubt.
Problemnoun
Anything which is required to be done; as, in geometry, to bisect a line, to draw a perpendicular; or, in algebra, to find an unknown quantity.
Problemnoun
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved;
Problemnoun
a source of difficulty;
Problemnoun
a question raised for consideration or solution;
Problemnoun
a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome
Problemnoun
a thing that is difficult to achieve
Problemnoun
denoting or relating to people whose behaviour causes difficulties to themselves and others
Problemnoun
an inquiry starting from given conditions to investigate or demonstrate a fact, result, or law.
Problemnoun
a proposition in which something has to be constructed.
Problemnoun
(in chess) an arrangement of pieces in which the solver has to achieve a specified result.
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.
