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plaint

/pleɪnt/noun

उच्चारण प्लेन्ट

विलाप, फ़रियाद, शिकायत

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] literary

    a sad cry or a complaint about something

    विलाप, फ़रियाद, शिकायत

    • The old woman's plaint went unheard.
    • the mournful plaint of a lonely bird

    Synonyms lament lamentation wail complaint

  2. 2

    [C] law

    a written statement of a complaint that a person makes against somebody in a court of law

    अभियोग-पत्र, वाद-पत्र, नालिश

    • The plaint was filed in the district court last month.

    Synonyms complaint charge petition

◇Word family
plaintive adjectiveplaintiff noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

lament lamentation wail complaint charge petition

?Which word?

Do not confuse plaint (a complaint or lament) and plaintive (sounding sad).

Plaint (शिकायत या विलाप) और plaintive (दुखभरी आवाज़ वाला) में अंतर समझें।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: in Indian civil courts a case begins when the plaintiff files a plaint.

Usage में भारतीय दीवानी अदालतों में मुकदमा तब शुरू होता है जब plaintiff एक plaint दायर करता है।