A grievance () is a
wrong
A wrong (from Old English – 'crooked') is an act that is illegal or immoral. Legal wrongs are usually quite clearly defined in the law of a state and/or jurisdiction. They can be divided into civil wrongs and crimes (or ''criminal offens ...
or
hardship , meaning difficulty or trouble, may refer to the following:
*hardship clause in contract law
*undue hardship An undue hardship is an American legal term referring to special or specified circumstances that partially or fully exempt a person or org ...
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
A complaint system (also known as a conflict management system, internal conflict management system, integrated conflict management system, or dispute resolution system) is a set of procedures used in organizations to address complaints and resolv ...
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Judicial remedies
Lawsuits
Civil rights and liberties
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