nouns
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
(formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
is a type of (narrower)
a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
"a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"
an expression of grievance or resentment
is a type of (narrower)
the speech act of objecting
(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
domain category
the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
is a type of (narrower)
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
"he was arrested on a charge of larceny"