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1. (v.t.) allege
to assert without proof.
2. allege
to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert.
3. allege
to declare before a court or elsewhere as if under oath.
4. allege
to offer as a reason or excuse.
5. allege
Archaic. to cite as confirmation.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME alleg(g)en, prob. < OF aleguer (< ML, L allēgāre to adduce in support of a plea))
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1. (verb) allege, aver, say
report or maintain
"He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
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1. (verb) allege
to claim sth without proof
to allege that sb has cheated
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1. (verb) allege
to bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact
2. (verb) allege
to cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge
3. (verb) allege
to produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending
4. (verb) allege
to alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble
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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: beweer |
 Arabic: يَدَّعي، يَتَدَرَّع بِ |
 Bulgarian: твърдя |
 Brazilian: alegar |
 Czech: prohlásit, vypovědět |
 German: behaupten |
 Danish: hævde; påstå |
 Greek: ισχυρίζομαι |
 Spanish: alegar |
 Estonian: väitma |
 Farsi: اظهار کردن |
 Finnish: väittää |
 French: alléguer |
 Hebrew: לִטְעוֹן |
 Hindi: आरोप लगाना |
 Croatian: iznijeti kao |
 Hungarian: állít |
 Indonesian: menyatakan, menduga |
 Icelandic: staðhæfa |
 Italian: dichiarare, asserire |
 Japanese: 申し立てる |
 Korean: (확실한 증거 없이) ...을 주장하다 |
 Lithuanian: nepagrįstai tvirtinti, te |
 Latvian: apgalvot (bez pierādījumi |
 Malay: menuduh |
 Dutch: beweren |
 Norwegian: hevde, påstå |
 Polish: sugerować, twierdzić |
 Persian: اظهار کردن |
 Pashto: څرګندول |
 Portuguese: alegar |
 Romanian: a afirma, a pretinde |
 Russian: утверждать |
 Slovak: tvrdiť, vypovedať |
 Slovenian: navesti |
 Serbian: tvrditi |
 Swedish: påstå, göra gällande |
 Thai: กล่าวหา |
 Turkish: iddia etmek, ileri sürmek |
 Taiwanese: 指控 |
 Ukrainian: твердити |
 Urdu: الزام لگانا ، تہمت لگانا |
 Vietnamese: viện cớ |
 Chinese: 宣称 |
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