Definitions for allege
əˈlɛdʒal·lege

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. allege, aver, sayverb

   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"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ALLEGEverb

   Etymology: allego, Lat.

   1. To affirm; to declare; to maintain.2. To plead as an excuse, or produce as an argument.

   Surely the present form of church-government is such, as no law of God, or reason of man, hath hitherto been alleged, of force sufficient to prove they do ill, who, to the utmost of their power, withstand the alteration thereof. Richard Hooker, Preface.

   If we forsake the ways of grace or goodness, we cannot allege any colour of ignorance, or want of instruction; we cannot say we have not learned them, or we could not. Thomas Sprat.

   He hath a clear and full view, and there is no more to be alleged for his better information. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. allege

   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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. allege

   To allege means to claim or assert that someone has done something wrong or illegal, typically without providing proof or evidence. It can also refer to making a statement or claim about something, often in a legal context, that is yet to be proven.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Allegeverb

   to bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact

2. Allegeverb

   to cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge

3. Allegeverb

   to produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending

4. Allegeverb

   to alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble

5. Etymology: [See Allay.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Allege

   al-lej′, v.t. to produce as an argument or plea: to assert: (B.) to give proofs—n. Allegā′tion, an assertion.—p.adj. Alleged′, cited, quoted. [Through O. Fr. forms from Low L. ex-litigāre, to clear at law. See Allay above.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. allege

   A French ballast-boat.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'allege' in Verbs Frequency: #755

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How to pronounce allege?

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How to say allege in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of allege in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of allege in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of allege in a Sentence

1. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   I say every time: if you allege this so confidently, present the facts. But nobody can present the facts, or doesn't want to - which it is, I don't know, so before demanding from us that we stop doing something, please present proof that we have done it.

2. Whoopi Goldberg:

   Quite honestly, you know, look, I'm sorry, having been on both sides of this where people allege that you do something, it doesn't matter now.

3. Ray Buford:

   HUNDREDS OF GYMNASTS ACROSS US ALLEGE SEXUAL ABUSE, INVESTIGATION REVEALS Buford, Hardin, Dior Johnson and Tamarion Johnson weresuspended earlier this seasonfor violating team rules after a woman accused them of sexual assault. No criminal charges were ever filed and the players were then reinstated. But the woman went to court andtook out restraining ordersbarring the athletes from TCF Bank Stadium. Both sides eventually reached an agreement after the woman testified, detailing a graphic encounter with multiple players. These latest indefinite suspensions are a result of an internal University of Minnesota investigation into the allegations, conducted by the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Some of the 10 Gophers players are facing not just team suspensions but expulsion from the university. Buford's father said his understanding is that the number of players grew to double digits because of their proximity to what allegedly happened during the alleged sexual assault. He insists his son will continue tofight. If you can be tried for the same thing -- this is like the 4th different entity -- the more you go at something, the better the successrateis.

4. Maurice Blackburn lawyer Elizabeth O'Shea:

   Uber sells the idea that it does things differently, but in reality and as we allege, this has meant operating unlawfully, using devious programs like' Greyball,'.

5. Jonathan Barr:

   We will answer the charges filed against Congressman Collins in court and will mount a vigorous defense to clear Chris CollinsUnder good name, it is notable that even the government does not allege that Chris CollinsUnder traded a single share of Innate Therapeutics stock. We are confident Chris CollinsUnder will be completely vindicated and exonerated.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=allege
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=allege
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allege
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allege
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=allege
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=allege
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=allege