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allegedly

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al·leged  (-ljd, -ljd)
adj.
Represented as existing or as being as described but not so proved; supposed.

al·leged·ly (-ljd-l) adv.
Usage Note: An alleged burglar is someone who has been accused of being a burglar but against whom no charges have been proved. An alleged incident is an event that is said to have taken place but has not yet been verified. In their zeal to protect the rights of the accused, newspapers and law enforcement officials sometimes misuse alleged. Someone arrested for murder may be only an alleged murderer, for example, but is a real, not an alleged, suspect in that his or her status as a suspect is not in doubt. Similarly, if the money from a safe is known to have been stolen and not merely mislaid, then we may safely speak of a theft without having to qualify our description with alleged.

allegedly [əˈlɛdʒɪdlɪ]
adv
1. reportedly; supposedly payments allegedly made to a former colleague
2. (sentence modifier) it is alleged that
interj
an exclamation expressing disbelief or scepticism
Usage: In recent years it has become common for speakers to include allegedly in statements that are controversial or possibly even defamatory. The implication is that, by saying allegedly, the speaker is distancing himself or herself from the controversy and even protecting himself or herself from possible prosecution. However, the effect created may be deliberate. The use of allegedly can be a signal that, although the statement may seem outrageous, it is in fact true: He was drunk at work. Allegedly. Conversely, it is also possible to use allegedly as an expression of ironic scepticism: He's a hard worker. Allegedly.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.allegedly - according to what has been alleged; "he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife"

allegedly
adverb supposedly, apparently, reportedly, by all accounts, reputedly, purportedly His van allegedly struck her as she was crossing the street.
Translations
allegedly [əˈledʒɪdlɪ] ADVpresuntamente, supuestamente
the crimes he had allegedly committedlos crímenes que presuntamente or supuestamente había cometido
his van allegedly struck two peoplesegún se afirma or supuestamente, su furgoneta atropelló a dos personas
allegedly illegal immigrantsinmigrantes presuntamente ilegales
his allegedly beautiful wifesu esposa, que según se dice es muy bella
allegedly [əˈlɛdʒɪdli] advprétendument
the crime he allegedly committed → le crime qu'il a prétendument commis
allegedly [əˈlɛdʒɪdlɪ] advda quel che si dice, secondo quanto si asserisce


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