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Discover LudwigThe phrase "acted on a complaint" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a response or action taken in relation to a formal grievance or issue raised by someone.
Example: "The authorities acted on a complaint regarding noise disturbances in the neighborhood."
Alternatives: "responded to a complaint" or "took action on a complaint".
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The commission acted on a complaint filed Dec. 6 on behalf of two Iraqi athletes by Indict, a London-based human rights organization.
The department acted on a complaint by Micron Technology of Boise, Idaho, which charged that the Korean government had subsidized Hynix through loans extended by government-controlled banks.
He is also expected to be interviewed by the Metropolitan police, who have acted on a complaint lodged by the Society of Black Lawyers, though the Met have not asked the FA to put its own investigation on hold for fear of prejudicing any potential criminal charges.
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The police had been expected to act on a complaint from the Ministry of Transportation, which was due early next month, but they did not wait.
According to a wiretapped telephone conversation reported in the Greek news media, he reassured the leader of the gang, Markos Karaberis, that he would not act on a complaint against him.
Uber received and did not act on a complaint that Uber driver Jason Dalton had been "driving dangerously" before he went on to shoot and kill six people on Saturday night in Michigan.
The reason: a legal precedent set by the so-called "demon internet" case, which established that an ISP may be held liable for damages if it fails to act on a complaint.
In voicing no objections to the deal, Mr. Almunia, a Spanish economist, chose not to act on a complaint from an Italian competitor to Skype, Messagenet of Milan, which had asked that the deal be blocked unless Microsoft opened Skype's 124-million user network to competitors.
But Mr. Kerr contended that Con Edison could have prevented his dog's death if it had acted on an earlier complaint filed by Ms. Slotnick.
Another minivan team member, Harlan Kifer, acted on a shopper's complaints about runaway apples and soda bottles and devised a simple row of hooks on the seatback to hold grocery bags upright in the rear.
Chiranuch's trial under the computer crimes act resumes next month, and police could yet act on a separate complaint under the lèse-majesté law.
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