Complaint
121fresh complaint rule — The fresh complaint rule provides that in certain sexual assault cases proof that the alleged victim complained of the criminal act within a reasonable time after it occurred to a person she would ordinarily turn to for help or advice is… …
122double complaint — A complaint made before an ecclesiastical court against both the judge who delayed or refused justice and the defendant in the cause in which the grievance arose. See double pleading; joinder of causes of action …
123summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene. Also called summer diarrhea. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * …
124chief complaint — presenting symptom …
125file a complaint — formally complain, formally protest …
126filed a complaint — handed in a formal charge, filed a claim (Law); filed an accusation of wrongdoing …
127vociferous complaint — vocal expression of dissatisfaction, vocal grievance …
128Portnoy's Complaint — Voir Portnoy et son complexe …