[{"word":"complaint","phonetic":"/kəmˈpleɪnt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/kəmˈpleɪnt/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/complaint-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2707474","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of complaining.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company."},{"definition":"In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based; The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate. However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint."}],"synonyms":["(criminal) charges","(penal) charge","complaint of an offence/offense","criminal complaint","criminal information","informing the police/authorities","notification of the police/authorities","reporting an offence/offense to the police/authorities"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/complaint"]}]