From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlodge a complaint/protest/appeal etclodge a complaint/protest/appeal etcBritish EnglishCOMPLAIN to make a formal or official complaint, protest etclodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc with He lodged an appeal with the High Court.lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc against They lodged a complaint against the doctor for negligence. → lodge
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lodge a complaint/protest/appeal etc• Mr Fitzgerald immediately lodged an appeal.• She agrees to go the city council and lodge a complaint.• A NORTH-EAST woman has lodged a complaint after an ambulance took almost an hour to arrive at an accident.• Ceausescu's lawyers immediately lodged an appeal against the verdict.• When the public prosecutor appealed against that ruling, Pasko lodged a complaint in an attempt to clear his name.• Hakkar lodged an appeal, which was turned down.• This prompted the Foreign Ministry in Bonn to lodge a protest with the Czechoslovak ambassador.• The Wimbledon midfield player officially lodged an appeal with the Football Association against his £20,000 fine and six-month suspended ban. 