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1. (n.) allegation
the act of alleging; an affirmation or assertion.
2. allegation
an assertion made by a party in a legal proceeding, which the party then undertakes to prove.
3. allegation
an assertion made with little or no proof.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L allēgātiō)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) allegation
(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
"an allegation of malpractice"
2. (noun) allegation, allegement
statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
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1. (noun) allegation
a statement without proof
false allegations
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| Definition of 'allegation' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) allegation
the act of alleging or positively asserting
2. (noun) allegation
that which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment
3. (noun) allegation
a statement by a party of what he undertakes to prove, -- usually applied to each separate averment; the charge or matter undertaken to be proved
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Sense: to say, especially in making a legal statement, without giving proof
He alleged that I had been with the accused on the night of the murder.
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 Afrikaans: bewering |
 Arabic: إدّعاء، زَعْم |
 Bulgarian: твърдение |
 Brazilian: alegação |
 Czech: tvrzení, výpověď |
 German: die Behauptung |
 Danish: påstand |
 Greek: ισχυρισμός |
 Spanish: alegación |
 Estonian: väide |
 Farsi: اظهار؛ ادعا |
 Finnish: väite |
 French: allégation |
 Hebrew: טֵעֲנָה, הַאֲשָמָה |
 Hindi: आरोप |
 Croatian: navod |
 Hungarian: állítás |
 Indonesian: tuduhan |
 Icelandic: staðhæfing |
 Italian: dichiarazione, asserzione |
 Japanese: 申し立て |
 Korean: 주장, 단언 |
 Lithuanian: nepagrįstas tvirtinimas |
 Latvian: apgalvojums (bez pierādīj |
 Malay: pertuduhan |
 Dutch: bewering |
 Norwegian: påstand |
 Polish: zarzut |
 Persian: اظهار؛ ادعا |
 Pashto: څرګندونه ، ادعا |
 Portuguese: alegação |
 Romanian: afirmaţie (nedovedită) |
 Russian: утверждение |
 Slovak: tvrdenie |
 Slovenian: izjava |
 Serbian: tvrdnja |
 Swedish: anklagelse, påstående |
 Thai: การกล่าวหา; ข้อกล่าวหา |
 Turkish: iddia |
 Taiwanese: 指控 |
 Ukrainian: заява, твердження |
 Urdu: الزام ، تہمت |
 Vietnamese: sự viện cớ |
 Chinese: 辩解 |
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