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The definition of 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 defined as 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.

See allegation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act of alleging
something alleged; assertion
an assertion made without proof
Law an assertion, made in a pleading, that its maker proposes to support with evidence

Origin: ME allegacioun < OFr allegation < L allegatio < allegare: see allege

See allegation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Something alleged; an assertion: allegations of disloyalty.
The act of alleging.
A statement asserting something without proof: The newspaper's charges of official wrongdoing were mere allegations.
Law An assertion made by a party that must be proved or supported with evidence.

Origin:

Origin: French allégation

Origin: , from Latin allēgātiō, allēgātiōn-

Origin: , from allēgātus

Origin: , past participle of allēgāre, to dispatch, adduce

Origin: : ad-, ad-

Origin: + lēgāre, to depute; see legate

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