'Plaint' definitions:
Definition of 'plaint'
(from WordNet)
noun
(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
noun
A cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" [syn: lament, lamentation, plaint, wail]
Definition of 'Plaint'
From: GCIDE
- Plaint \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An accusation or protest on account of an injury. [1913 Webster]
- There are three just grounds of war with Spain: one of plaint, two upon defense. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'plaint'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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