Statement vs Complaint - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between statement and complaint

is that statement is a declaration or remark while complaint is a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining.

As a verb statement

is to provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.

statement

English

Etymology 1

From .

Noun

(en noun)

A declaration or remark.

A presentation of opinion or position.

(finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.

a bank statement

(computing) An instruction in a computer program.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

* environmental impact statement * fashion statement * financial statement * impact statement * mission statement * statemental * victim impact statement * vision statement

Etymology 2

and statemented

Verb

(en verb)

To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.

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Anagrams

complaint

English

(wikipedia complaint)

Noun

(en noun)

A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining.

I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company.

(legal) 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.

(legal) 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.

A consumer complaint.

A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.

Don't come too close, I've got this nasty complaint .