querela

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noun

A complaint preferred in a court.

OriginLatin querēla →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

noun
  1. lawA complaint preferred in a court.

Origin

  1. Latinquerēla
  2. Latinquerēla
  3. Englishquerela

Borrowed from Latin querēla (“complaint, grievance”).

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APA

querela. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/querela

MLA

“querela.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/querela. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “querela,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/querela.

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