Plaint (Noun)
Meaning 1
A cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The mournful plaint of the deceased's family echoed through the funeral home.
- Her plaint was a mix of sorrow and frustration as she lamented the loss of her home.
- The ward was filled with the plaint of the injured patients, a heartbreaking sound that was hard to ignore.
- The news of the natural disaster was met with a collective plaint from the community, who had suffered so much already.
- The poet's plaint was a powerful expression of the sorrow and loss that she had endured in her life.
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Meaning 2
(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The solicitor helped her client draft a plaint to submit to the court, outlining the details of the dispute with her former employer.
- The judge reviewed the plaint carefully before making a decision on whether to allow the case to proceed to trial.
- After months of negotiation, the parties were unable to reach a settlement, so the plaintiff decided to file a plaint with the court.
- The plaint alleged that the defendant had breached their contract and was seeking damages for the resulting losses.
- The court clerk accepted the plaint and assigned a case number, setting the wheels in motion for the litigation process to begin.