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Elias Makere, FSA, MAAA
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COMPLAINT

1. In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based; the purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted;

2. In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate. However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.
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Source: Barron's Dictionary of Legal Terms, Steven H. Gifis, 5th Edition; ©
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