Meaning of PLAINT
| Pronunciation: | | pleynt
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- [n] a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
- [n] a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed
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| | Synonyms: | | lament, lamentation, wail |
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| | See Also: | | allegation, complaint | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Plaint\, n. [OE. plainte, pleynte, F. plainte, fr. L.
plangere, planctum (plancta, fem. p. p.), to beat, beat the
breast, lament. Cf. {Complain}, {Plague}, {Plangent}.]
1. Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint;
hence, a mournful song; a lament. --Chaucer.``The
Psalmist's mournful plaint.'' --Wordsworth.
2. An accusation or protest on account of an injury.
There are three just grounds of war with Spain: one
of plaint, two upon defense. --Bacon.
3. (Law) A private memorial tendered to a court, in which a
person sets forth his cause of action; the exhibiting of
an action in writing. --Blackstone.
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| | Related Terms: | | accusal, accusation, accusing, allegation, allegement, arraignment, bawl, bill of particulars, blame, bringing of charges, bringing to book, charge, complaint, count, cry, delation, denouncement, denunciation, dolorous tirade, groan, howl, impeachment, implication, imputation, indictment, information, innuendo, insinuation, jeremiad, keen, lament, lawsuit, laying of charges, moan, murmur, mutter, outcry, planctus, prosecution, reproach, scream, sob, suit, taxing, tirade, true bill, ululation, unspoken accusation, veiled accusation, wail, wail of woe, whimper, whine, yawp, yowl |
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