About The Word Plaint
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Plaint
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What's The Definition Of Plaint?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Plaint: lament | lamentation | wail Related Terms | Find terms related to Plaint: 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 See Also | allegation | complaint Plaint In Webster's Dictionary \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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