- Langan 281, Hampton 60), jurisdiccional refers to its functions as an ordinary court of justice and económico refers to its overall husbandry of the machinery of justice; note 6 F compétent à connaître de ... E competent to try .../exercise jurisdiction over ... - having cognizance of ... S competente para conocer de ... E complaint 1. (civ. proc: EN, US) procedural step: formal statement whereby proceedings are begun, consisting of an allegation made by an aggrieved person claiming that a wrong has been done and seeking relief for it A complaint is made to the court, magistrate or other officer receiving it EN; may be oral or written and is used in magistrates' courts only; see E note to demande.initials; PH, US: used in all courts; US: is the plaintiff's first pleading and thus the first pleading in a civil action; EN OCL, Osbom, Arguile 58, MCA 51; PH RC 2,6; US Black, FRCP 1 2. (crim. proc; PH, SCO, US) procedural step; formal statement whereby proceedings are begun, consisting of an allegation that an offence has been committed PH: made by the aggrieved person; SCO: made by a prosecutor, who is usually a procurator-fiscal, to a sheriff and confined to offences of the less serious kind (uon-indictable offences); US: made by a prosecutor, who is ?usually a police officer or district attorney, to a magistrate and available as a means of prosecuting any kind of offence PH RC 110; US FRCRP 3, Black; EN obs. in this sense, but see 3. below; note 1 - 196 - 3. (crim.law: EN) informal allegation, usually made by an aggrieved person to a police officer, that an offence has been committed Baker 1, 208; in the law of evidence, where the complainant is the victim of a sexual offence, the term regeat 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing legal concepts and procedures, specifically related to complaints and jurisdiction in various countries (EN, US, PH, SCO). The language used is formal and technical, indicating a focus on the legal system rather than any of the other categories.

**Category**
Justice, Law