Definitions for Allegedly
al·leged·ly

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1. allegedlyadverb

   according to what has been alleged

   "he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife"

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1. allegedlyadverb

   According to someone's allegation.

   The suspect was allegedly involved in the robbery, but his alibi placed him in another state at the time.

2. allegedlyadverb

   According to someone's conspicuous impressions (which could be alleged ensuingly).

   The game is allegedly exciting.

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1. allegedly

   In law, an allegation is a claim of an unproven fact by a party in a pleading, charge, or defense. Until they can be proved, allegations remain merely assertions.

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1. allegedly

   "Allegedly" is an adverb used to convey that something has been stated or claimed, often without providing proof or evidence. It often implies doubt or skepticism regarding the truth of the assertion, suggesting it may be subject to verification or investigation. It is typically used in legal and media contexts to avoid potential accusations of libel or slander until the issue is officially settled.

British National Corpus

1. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Allegedly' in Adverbs Frequency: #422

How to pronounce Allegedly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Allegedly in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Allegedly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Allegedly in a Sentence

1. Crystal Hamilton:

   The investigation revealed that the accused and his wife were involved in a verbal altercation which escalated physically, the wife was able to contact police; however, before officers could arrive, she was allegedly shot and killed by the accused.

2. Richard Gorelick:

   What exactly that means at a certain level - when some of these behaviors have actually gone on on some of these exchanges for many years, allegedly - it's really interesting and it's confusing to market participants, it would have been far better if the rules of the road were clear from the get-go, if regulators of exchanges were very clear as to what the rules meant, and issued guidance on how they could be interpreted, rather than watching people go to jail or not go to jail in order to figure out what the rules are.

3. Next Digital:

   The Hong Kong government has never indicated which articles published by Apple Daily allegedly violated the national security law, this uncertainty created a climate of fear, resulting in many resignations among the remaining staff at the company in Hong Kong, including those responsible for the regulatory compliance duties of a publicly traded company.

4. Kassim Mohamed:

   When you have a top leader of the country allegedly involved in misconduct on such a mega scale, that has an impact on the public.

5. Danny Deraney:

   Being in the public eye as far as being on television or film or whatever it is, that’s going to be hard for him. I don’t think people are going to take him seriously, people who become the butt of jokes, of doing things as ridiculous and absurd as what allegedly happened, have a harder time working.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Allegedly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Allegedly
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegedly
4. ^ ChatGPT
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