a statement by a Complainant in a Chancery action that set forth the facts of his case and asked the court for equitable relief. The bill of complaint had to include the Complainant’s and Respondent’s names and places of residence, a narrative of the facts of the case, the specific wrong or grievance that the complainant suffered, a “prayer for relief,” and a request that the court compel the respondent to answer the charges of the bill. This bill was also known as a Bill for Relief.