plaint
- noun
- /pleɪnt/
- Archaic
:
demanda
- While Ludolf's plaint is in many respects much more transparent than the forms of expression that Calvi investigated, it is equally concerned with a "semantic process of bargaining," which created new social meaning.
- plaint by Lorenz Ludolf
Examples
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The ubiquity of war damage—and plaints like Ludolf's—throughout early modern Europe suggests that a study of how Ludolf came to write what he did will help us understand how others did so as well.
Academic text (1993) -
Ludolf's plaint reminds us of how important that local context was.
Academic text (1993) -
We may see Ludolf's initial plaint somewhat differently in light of the escalation of rhetoric which we have described.
Academic text (1993) -
Grievances became plaints, with no expectation of redress other than that God grant the village peace so that it could go about its business without disruption.
Academic text (1993) -
So there is something to be said for novice readers who come to Job's demands and plaints unaccoutered: we will perceive God's world exactly as Job himself perceives it.
Academic text (1998) -
The lawyer filed a formal plaint to explain the client's grievances and seek justice.
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After much deliberation, she decided to submit her plaint to the court, clearly detailing her complaint.
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In the plaint submitted to the judge, he outlined the unfair treatment he received from the company.
Synonyms
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5.3
A formal statement given to a court to start a legal case against someone
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5.9
A written statement of facts given to officials to ask for action
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plaint comes from Old French plainte and the Latin verb plangere, which meant 'to strike' and later 'to lament'. It is the same root as complaint, so a plaint is basically a legal 'complaint' — a written claim asking a court for help.