Legal Definitions - double complaint

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.

Examples:

• If a clerk feels that their bishop has not done justice in a case, they can make a double complaint to the archbishop.
• A bishop can make a double complaint to an archbishop if they feel that justice has not been done by a lower authority.

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.