plaint

nouns

(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
domain region
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
is a type of (narrower)
(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
"an allegation of malpractice"
a cry of sorrow and grief
"their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"