[
  {
    "word": "complaint",
    "phonetic": "/k\u0259m\u02c8ple\u026ant/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/k\u0259m\u02c8ple\u026ant/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/complaint-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2707474",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The act of complaining.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company."
          },
          {
            "definition": "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.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "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.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "(criminal) charges",
          "(penal) charge",
          "complaint of an offence/offense",
          "criminal complaint",
          "criminal information",
          "informing the police/authorities",
          "notification of the police/authorities",
          "reporting an offence/offense to the police/authorities"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/complaint"
    ]
  }
]