In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based;
However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.
The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
The act of complaining.
A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.
A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.
A verification that something is true or has happened.
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.