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al·le·ga·tion

(ăl′ĭ-gā′shən)

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.

[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)

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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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"

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.

Translations

إدّعاء، زَعْماِدَّعَاء

obviněnítvrzenívýpověď

beskyldningpåstand

Behauptung

ισχυρισμός

alegación imputación

väite

allégation plainte accusation

navod

staîhæfing

accusa affermazione asserzione

申し立て

주장

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

allegation

[ˌælɪˈgeɪʃ/ən] n → accusa, asserzione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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.

allegation (ӕliˈgeiʃən) noun

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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When Mr Balfour replied to the allegations that the Roman Empire sank under the weight of its military obligations, he said that this was 'wholly unhistorical.' He might well have added that the Roman power was at its zenith when every citizen acknowledged his liability to fight for the State, but that it began to decline as soon as this obligation was no longer recognized."--Pall Mall Gazette, 15th May 1906.

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There were a great many bundles of papers on it, some endorsed as Allegations, and some (to my surprise) as Libels, and some as being in the Consistory Court, and some in the Arches Court, and some in the Prerogative Court, and some in the Admiralty Court, and some in the Delegates' Court; giving me occasion to wonder much, how many Courts there might be in the gross, and how long it would take to understand them all.

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