Definition of Plaint in English :

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Plaint meaning in English

Meaning of Plaint in English

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Plaint

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Noun

1. plaint

(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed

2. lament, lamentation, plaint, wail

a cry of sorrow and grief

Example Sentences:
'their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Plaint

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noun
1. archaic
a complaint or lamentation
2. law
a statement in writing of grounds of complaint made to a court of law and asking for redress of the grievance

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Plaint

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noun
1.  OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
lamentation; lament
2. 
a complaint or grievance

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Plaint

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n.
1. A complaint.
2. An utterance of grief or sorrow; a lamentation.

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