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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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

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

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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