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Definitions for alleged
əˈlɛdʒd, əˈlɛdʒ ɪdal·leged

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. allegedadjective

    declared but not proved

    "alleged abuses of housing benefits"- Wall Street Journal

  2. alleged(a), so-called, supposedadjective

    doubtful or suspect

    "these so-called experts are no help"

Wiktionary

  1. allegedadjective

    asserted but not proved

  2. allegedadjective

    supposed but doubtful

Wikipedia

  1. alleged

    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.

ChatGPT

  1. alleged

    "Alleged" refers to something that is declared or asserted to be true, especially without any concrete proof or actual confirmation. This term is often used in legal areas to describe accusations or charges before they are proven in court.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Alleged

    of Allege

Wikidata

  1. Alleged

    Alleged was an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphes in 1977 and 1978. He undefeated in all but one of his appearances.

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'alleged' in Adjectives Frequency: #672

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of alleged in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of alleged in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of alleged in a Sentence

  1. Reece Kershaw:

    These criminal influencers put the AFP in the back pocket of hundreds of alleged offenders.

  2. Sara Azari:

    I didn't see her face to face, and can’t say for sure what was or wasn’t on her face; however, she has had lengthy face-to-face contact with building personnel, who have confirmed that on at least two separate occasions following the alleged incident and before Friday’s [temporary restraining order] hearing. She had no make-up and no bruises on her face.

  3. Tetiana Bersheda:

    We are particularly happy to be the first ones in time to obtain the freezing injunction against Mr Bouvier in the potential race with other victims of the alleged fraud and thus guarantee the priority over the assets seized to our clients, we anticipate similar measures to be taken by courts in other jurisdictions shortly.

  4. Raj Parekh:

    Through his alleged leading role in translating, narrating, and advancing ISIS's online propaganda, Khalifa promoted the terrorist group, furthered its worldwide recruitment efforts, and expanded the reach of videos that glorified the horrific murders and indiscriminate cruelty of ISIS.

  5. William Todts:

    The reality is that for the last decade they've made virtually no progress in fuel efficiency while for much of that time they are alleged to have operated a cartel. It's high time we shift gears and introduce U.S.-style fuel economy standards.

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