A grievance () is a
wrong or
hardship suffered, real or supposed, which forms legitimate grounds of
complaint
In legal terminology, a complaint is any formal legal document that sets out the facts and legal reasons (see: cause of action) that the filing party or parties (the plaintiff(s)) believes are sufficient to support a claim against the party ...
. In the past, the word meant the infliction or cause of hardship.
See also
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Complaint system
References
Judicial remedies
Lawsuits
Civil rights and liberties
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