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plaint n. 悲嘆,感嘆,訴苦 悲嘆,感嘆,訴苦 plaint n 1: ( United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed 2: a cry of sorrow and grief; " their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" [ synonym: { lament}, { lamentation}, { plaint}, { wail}] Plaint \ Plaint\, n. [ OE. plainte, pleynte, F. plainte, fr. L. plangere, planctum ( plancta, fem. p. p.), to beat, beat the breast, lament. Cf. { Complain}, { Plague}, { Plangent}.] 1. Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament. -- Chaucer." The Psalmist' s mournful plaint." -- Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster] 2. An accusation or protest on account of an injury. [ 1913 Webster] There are three just grounds of war with Spain: one of plaint, two upon defense. -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Law) A private memorial tendered to a court, in which a person sets forth his cause of action; the exhibiting of an action in writing. -- Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster] 55 Moby Thesaurus words for " plaint": accusal, accusation, accusing, allegation, allegement, arraignment, bawl, bill of particulars, blame, bringing of charges, bringing to book, charge, complaint, count, cry, delation, denouncement, denunciation, dolorous tirade, groan, howl, impeachment, implication, imputation, indictment, information, innuendo, insinuation, jeremiad, keen, lament, lawsuit, laying of charges, moan, murmur, mutter, outcry, planctus, prosecution, reproach, scream, sob, suit, taxing, tirade, true bill, ululation, unspoken accusation, veiled accusation, wail, wail of woe, whimper, whine, yawp, yowl
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