letter of complaint

collocation in English

meaningsofletterandcomplaint

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letter
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈlet.ər/us
/ˈlet̬.ɚ/
used to refer to a standard size of paper in the US, 8.5 inches by ...
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complaint
noun
uk
/kəmˈpleɪnt/us
/kəmˈpleɪnt/
a statement that something is wrong or ...
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(Definition ofletterandcomplaintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofletter of complaint

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I have not had a singleletterofcomplaint.
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He should eventually have the right of access to the originalletterofcomplaint.
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The firstletterofcomplaintwhich came to me from this tenant was written by candle-light.
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My constituent'sletterofcomplaintthen deals with what happened in the following 24 hours.
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I have not had a singleletterofcomplaintthat a council or a building society has foreclosed.
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The commission shall then be required to furnish theletterofcomplaintto the police officer complained of and to his chief officer.
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Aletterofcomplaintwas sent, but the reply said that the nearest ambulance was six depots away.
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Indeed, both those points have sometimes been made in the same longletterofcomplaintabout the community charge.
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Should not someone with a complaint against the policy of the paper write to the editor aletterofcomplaintfor publication?
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I have received only oneletterofcomplaint.
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I received letter afterletterofcomplaintfrom users and parents of children travelling on her, saying that she was absolutely unsafe.
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Perhaps it is aletterofcomplaintmade to the police.
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I have received aletterofcomplaintfrom the other soldier.
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The originalletterofcomplaintto the hospital from their solicitors ran to about four pages.
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Ministers received five letters on this subject in 1989, and oneletterofcomplaintabout noise nuisance from reversing alarms.
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Aletterofcomplaintwas sent.
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For example, a person writing a letter would use different styles for aletterofcomplaintand a letter of condolence.
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The last task is to form a certain type of text, being an invitation, aletterofcomplaint, biography etc.
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Aletterofcomplaintwould require a business style, while a letter of condolence would need a conversational tone.
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