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.
A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.
Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.
To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
To take advantage of, exploit, use.
To benefit, gain.