to lodge
7
5.6
- verb
- /lɑdʒ/
- Formal
:
presentar una denuncia
- After the incident, she went to the police station to lodge a report about the theft.
- lodge a complaint
Yes, formal complaints you'd like to lodge, anything at all.
- Yes, formal complaints you'd like to lodge, anything at all.
- I think one of them went to HR, lodged a complaint about the other.
- Obviously, this question was lodged some weeks ago in the midst of the insurrection.
Examples
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Locally, residents can lodge a complaint with the local Humane Society board.
Blog text (19) -
I'll have to lodge a complaint with Mrs. Baker.
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Want to lodge a complaint?
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I want to lodge a complaint.
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I shall personally lodge a complaint to the Chinese Foreign Office in the morning.
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I'd like to lodge a complaint.
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If the defendants would like to lodge a complaint, they are welcome to take it up with the Japanese government.
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You've come here to lodge a complaint?
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When we get back to Uni, Let's lodge a formal complaint.
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As a taxpayer, I'd like to lodge a complaint, as a matter of fact.
Synonyms
∞
3.7
To officially give a document to a court or other authority
933
4.2
Officially accuse someone of a crime
237
8.0
To officially accuse someone of a serious crime in court
To say someone committed a crime, for example in court
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Archaic
A traditional home used by some Native American groups like a tepee or wigwam
How Official
354
6.1
- Formal
7
5.6
- Formal
∞
3.7
686
1.6
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
To lodge a complaint comes from the idea of placing a paper or request into an official loge or office for attention, so to lodge a complaint is to put it on record or tell the authorities formally.