complaint vs ill

complaint

noun
  • A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder. 

  • However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

ill

noun
  • A physical ailment; an illness. 

  • Harm or injury. 

  • PCP, phencyclidine. 

  • Evil; moral wrongfulness. 

  • Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity. 

adj
  • Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick. 

  • Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way. 

  • Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel. 

  • Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be. 

  • Having an urge to vomit. 

  • Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard. 

verb
  • To behave aggressively. 

adv
  • Not well; imperfectly, badly 

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