allegation (noun)
1allegation — ► NOUN ▪ a claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically made without proof …
2allegation — al·le·ga·tion /ˌa lə gā shən/ n 1: the act of alleging 2 a: a statement not yet proven allegation s in an affidavit b: a statement by a party to a lawsuit of what the party will attempt to prove …
3allegation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ damaging, serious ▪ baseless, false, spurious (esp. BrE), unfounded, unproven, unsubstantiated, untrue …
4allegation — UK US /ˌælɪˈgeɪʃən/ noun [C] ► a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, but which has not been proved to be true: allegation about sth »The chief executive of the company resigned last autumn over allegations about his… …
5allegation — (n.) early 15c., action of alleging, from M.Fr. allégation, from L. allegationem (nom. allegatio) a sending, despatching, noun of action from pp. stem of allegare (see ALLEGE (Cf. allege)) …
6allegation — noun (C) a statement that has not been proved that someone has done something wrong or illegal (+ of): allegations of fraud | allegation that: allegations that the election had been fixed …
7allegation — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of alleging 2. a positive assertion; specifically a statement by a party to a legal action of what the party undertakes to prove 3. an assertion unsupported and by implication regarded as unsupportable < vague… …
8allegation — noun /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən,ˌæl.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ a) An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts. She put forth several allegations regarding her partner in hopes of discrediting his actions. b) The act of alleging. See Also:… …
9allegation — noun a claim that someone has done something wrong, typically an unfounded one …
10allegation — noun not one of the allegations against my client has been substantiated Syn: claim, assertion, charge, accusation, declaration, statement, contention, deposition, argument, affirmation, attestation, grievance; formal averment …
