allege

al·lege  (-lj)

tr.v. al·leged, al·leg·ing, al·leg·es

1. To assert to be true; affirm: alleging his innocence of the charge.

2. To assert without or before proof: The indictment alleges that the commissioner took bribes.

3. To state (a plea or excuse, for example) in support or denial of a claim or accusation: The defendant alleges temporary insanity.

4. Archaic To bring forward as an authority.

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[Middle English alleggen, from Old French alegier, to vindicate, justify (influenced by aleguer, to give a reason), from esligier, to pay a fine, justify oneself, from Late Latin *exltigre, to clear at law : Latin ex-, out; see ex- + Latin ltigre, to sue; see litigate.]

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al·legea·ble adj.

al·leger n.

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allege

Verb

[-leging, -leged] to state without proof [Latin allegare to dispatch on a mission]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

allege - report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" aver, say plead - make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts assert, asseverate, maintain - state categorically

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allege

verb claim, hold, charge, challenge, state, maintain, advance, declare, assert, uphold, put forward, affirm, profess, depose, avow, aver, asseverate << OPPOSITE deny

Translations

allege [əˈlɛdʒ] vt → pretender;

he is alleged to have said ... → se afirma que él dijo ...

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allege [əˈlɛdʒ] vt → alléguer, prétendre;

he is alleged to have said → il aurait dit

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allege [əˈlɛdʒ] vt → behaupten;

he is alleged to have said that ... → er soll angeblich gesagt haben, dass ...

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allege [əˈlɛdʒ] vt → asserire;

he is alleged to have said ... → avrebbe detto che ...