(Law, Brit.)an accusation; a charge (律 英)起诉;诉状 ■(chiefly poetic/literary)a complaint; a lamentation (主诗/文)抱怨;悲叹
语源
Middle English: from Old French plainte, feminine past participle of plaindre 'complain', or from Old French plaint, from Latin planctus 'beating of the breast'