initial complaint
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinitialandcomplaint
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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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complaint
noun
uk/kəmˈpleɪnt/us/kəmˈpleɪnt/
a statement that something is wrong or ...
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(Definition ofinitialandcomplaintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofinitial complaint
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Some police forces routinely video-record theinitialcomplaintwhen the victim comes in.
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A person may not make theinitialcomplaintuntil almost a year has gone by.
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The third strand to the complaint arose out of the registered inspector's response to theinitialcomplaint.
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There are considerable advantages in theinitialcomplaintbeing made at a place other than a police station.
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My point is that after dealing with theinitialcomplaintthere is a tremendous amount of follow-up work.
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Theinitialcomplaintrate was higher but in most cases the installer was able to take effective remedial action.
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There are now lawyers who are appointed to hear appeals from motorists who have had theirinitialcomplaintto the local authority rejected.
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Moreover, there is sometimes further correspondence with the complainant, who may introduce new evidence after making his or herinitialcomplaint.
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I agree that it is absolutely scandalous that cases should take as much as eight years from theinitialcomplaintto the final determination of the court.
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The grand jury, in its report, noted that behavior cited in theinitialcomplaintoccurred just outside of the one-year statute of limitations.
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A commoninitialcomplaintof the game was an input lag that slowed down the player's movements and affected their performance.
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That same months one of the alleged victims made a second official complaint after claiming the police failed to act on herinitialcomplainttwo years before.
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Accordingly, cognition processes should culminate in a sentence based upon the merits of the case, and provide a definitive answer to theinitialcomplaintfiled by the plaintiff.
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