Plaint

n.	1.	Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament.
	2.	An accusation or protest on account of an injury. There are three just grounds of war with Spain: one of plaint, two upon defense. - Bacon.
	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.

Noun	1.	plaint - a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed
	2.	plaint - a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" Synonyms: lament, lamentation, wail

PLAINT, Eng. law. The exhibiting of any action, real or personal, in writing; the party making his plaint is called the plaintiff.

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