Allegation Definition

ălĭ-gāshən
allegations
noun
allegations
An assertion that someone has done something wrong, often without proof.
Allegations of excessive drinking tarnished the CEO's reputation.
American Heritage
The act of alleging.
Webster's New World
An assertion that someone has engaged in an unlawful act.
American Heritage
Something alleged; assertion.
Webster's New World
An assertion made without proof.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Allegation

Noun

Singular:
allegation
Plural:
allegations

Origin of Allegation

  • French allégation from Latin allēgātiō allēgātiōn- from allēgātus past participle of allēgāre to dispatch, adduce ad- ad- lēgāre to depute legate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French allégation, from Latin allegatio, from allegare. See allege.

    From Wiktionary

Allegation Sentence Examples

  • They were probably responsible for the allegation, made by a Carmelite, called Latemar, that John was conspiring against his nephew.

  • There is no basis for this allegation in the medical literature.

  • I have received a letter accusing me of not clearing up after my dog, I wish to refute the allegation.

  • The allegation was that the phrase was misleading advertising.

  • According to Bale and Foxe her husband turned her out of doors, but in the privy council register she is said to have "refused Kyme to be her husband without any honest allegation."

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