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Double Complaint: A double complaint is when someone makes an appeal to a higher authority because they feel like they are not getting justice from their immediate superior. This can happen in the church when a clerk appeals to the archbishop because the bishop is delaying or wrongfully refusing to do justice. It can also happen when a bishop appeals to an archbishop. Double complaint is also known as duplex querela or double quarrel.
Definition: Double complaint refers to a legal term that means an appeal made by a person to their immediate superior when they feel that justice has been delayed or wrongfully refused by a lower authority. It is also known as duplex querela.
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These examples illustrate how a person can appeal to a higher authority when they feel that justice has not been done by a lower authority. This is done through a double complaint or duplex querela.