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An allegation is an accusation against someone without proof. (noun)
An example of an allegation is when a parent accuses his child of stealing money out of his wallet, but he is only making a guess since he didn’t see it happen.
An allegation is an accusation made by a person or a group of people in a legal setting, which then needs to be proven through an investigation. (noun)
An example of an allegation is when a group of children come forward and say a specific adult sexually abused them, and then the police investigate in order to discover whether or not there is enough proof for an arrest.
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