allegation

al·le·ga·tion

 (ăl′ĭ-gā′shən)

n.

1. An assertion that someone has done something wrong, often without proof: Allegations of excessive drinking tarnished the CEO's reputation.

2. Law An assertion that someone has engaged in an unlawful act.

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[French allégation, from Latin allēgātiō, allēgātiōn-, from allēgātus, past participle of allēgāre, to dispatch, adduce : ad-, ad- + lēgāre, to depute; see legate.]

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allegation

(ˌælɪˈɡeɪʃən)

n

1. the act of alleging

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

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al•le•ga•tion

(ˌæl ɪˈgeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act of alleging; an affirmation or assertion.

2. an assertion made by a party in a legal proceeding, which the party then undertakes to prove.

3. an assertion made with little or no proof.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin allēgātiō]

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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.

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allegation

noun

The act of asserting positively:

affirmation, assertion, asseveration, averment, claim, declaration, statement.

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Translations

إدّعاء، زَعْماِدَّعَاء

obviněnítvrzenívýpověď

beskyldningpåstand

Behauptung

ισχυρισμός

alegaciónimputación

väite

allégationplainteaccusation

navod

staîhæfing

accusaaffermazioneasserzione

申し立て

주장

bewering

beskyldningpåstand

twierdzenie

alegação

обвинение

anklagelse

ข้อกล่าวหา

iddia

lời cáo buộc

主张辩解

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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allege

(əˈledʒ) verb

to say, especially in making a legal statement, without giving proof. He alleged that I had been with the accused on the night of the murder. beweer يَدَّعي، يَتَدَرَّع بِ твърдя alegar prohlásit, vypovědět behaupten hævde; påstå ισχυρίζομαιalegar väitma اظهار کردن väittää alléguer לִטְעוֹן आरोप लगाना iznijeti kao állít menyatakan, menduga staðhæfa dichiarare, asserire 申し立てる (확실한 증거 없이) ...을 주장하다 nepagrįstai tvirtinti, teigti apgalvot (bez pierādījumiem) menuduh bewerenhevde, påståsugerować, twierdzić څرګندول alegar a afirma, a pretinde утверждать tvrdiť, vypovedať navesti tvrditi påstå, göra gällande กล่าวหา iddia etmek, ileri sürmek 指控 твердити الزام لگانا ، تہمت لگانا viện cớ 宣称

allegation (ӕliˈgeiʃən) noun

bewering إدّعاء، زَعْم твърдение alegação tvrzení, výpověď die Behauptung påstand ισχυρισμόςalegación väide اظهار؛ ادعا väite allégationטענה, האשמה आरोप navod állítás tuduhan staðhæfing dichiarazione, asserzione 申し立て 주장, 단언 nepagrįstas tvirtinimas apgalvojums (bez pierādījumiem) pertuduhan beweringpåstandzarzut څرګندونه ، ادعا alegação afirmaţie (ne­do­vedită) утверждение tvrdenie izjava tvrdnja anklagelse, påstående การกล่าวหา; ข้อกล่าวหา iddia 指控 заява, твердження الزام ، تہمت sự viện cớ 辩解

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allegation

→ اِدَّعَاء obvinění beskyldning Behauptung ισχυρισμός imputación väite allégation navod accusa 申し立て 주장 bewering beskyldning twierdzenie alegação обвинение anklagelse ข้อกล่าวหา iddia lời cáo buộc 主张

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