allegation (redirected from Allegation of fact)

al·le·ga·tion  (l-gshn)

n.

1. Something alleged; an assertion: allegations of disloyalty.

2. The act of alleging.

3. A statement asserting something without proof: The newspaper's charges of official wrongdoing were mere allegations.

4. Law An assertion made by a party that must be proved or supported with evidence.

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[French allégation, from Latin allgti, allgtin-, from allgtus, past participle of allgre, to dispatch, adduce : ad-, ad- + lgre, to depute; see legate.]

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allegation [ˌælɪˈgeɪʃən]

n

1. the act of alleging

2. an unproved statement or assertion, esp one in an accusation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	allegation - (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice" accusal, accusation - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt grievance - an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice lodgement, lodgment - bringing a charge or accusation against someone plaint - (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	allegation - statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove allegement bill of Particulars - the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet claim - an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"

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allegation

noun claim, charge, statement, profession, declaration, plea, accusation, assertion, affirmation, deposition, avowal, asseveration, averment The company has denied the allegations.

Translations

allegation [ˌælɪˈgeɪʃən] N → alegato m

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allegation [ˌælɪˈgeɪʃ^ən] n → allégation f
allegations of brutality → allégations de brutalité
allegations of corruption → allégations de corruption
an allegation against sb → une allégation contre qn

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allegation

n → Behauptung f

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allegation [ˌælɪˈgeɪʃ/ən] n → accusa, asserzione f

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allegation → إدّْعَاء tvrzení beskyldning Behauptung ισχυρισμός imputación väite allégation navod dichiarazione 申し立て 주장 bewering beskyldning twierdzenie alegação голословное утверждение anklagelse ข้อกล่าวหา iddia lời cáo buộc 主张