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The complaint outlines all of the plaintiff's theories of relief, or causes of action (e.g., Negligence, Battery, assault), and the facts supporting each Cause of Action.
complain about someone or something. to protest someone or something; to grouch about someone or something. Oh, stop complaining about the weather. You are always complaining about me.
Define complainant. complainant synonyms, complainant pronunciation, complainant translation, English dictionary definition of complainant. n. Law 1. A plaintiff. 2. A prosecuting witness in a criminal case. 3. A person who files a formal accusation or brings a formal charge. American Heritage®...
Define noncompliant. noncompliant synonyms, noncompliant pronunciation, noncompliant translation, English dictionary definition of noncompliant. n. Failure or refusal to comply. non′com·pli′ant adj. & n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Define querulous. querulous synonyms, querulous pronunciation, querulous translation, English dictionary definition of querulous. adj. 1. Given to complaining; peevish. 2. Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling: a querulous voice; querulous comments. quer′u·lous·ly adv....
A Sx of which a person is aware or which causes discomfort, generally described from a Pt's perspective–eg, loss of weight, crushing chest pain, FUO, and is often the principal reason for seeking medical attention; in the working parlance in the US, complaints are divided into chief–major complaints and minor complaints.
Define griping. griping synonyms, griping pronunciation, griping translation, English dictionary definition of griping. v. griped , grip·ing , gripes v. intr. 1. Informal To complain naggingly or petulantly; grumble.
n. 1. A chronic, whining complainer. 2. A nagging complaint: "a rambling kvetch against the system" (Leonard Ross). [Yiddish kvetshn, to squeeze, complain, from Middle High German quetzen, quetschen, to squeeze.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Complainant. A plaintiff; a person who commences a civil lawsuit against another, known as the defendant, in order to remedy an alleged wrong. An individual who files a written accusation with the police charging a suspect with the commission of a crime and providing facts to support the allegation and which results in the criminal prosecution ...
Cross-Complaint. A type of Pleading that asserts a claim against any of the parties suing the person making the complaint, or against anyone else involved in the same controversy or having an interest in the same property that is the subject of the lawsuit.