allegation

Preposition: of

• misconduct: More information on how to manage allegations of misconduct against workers is given in Creating Safe Places.
• impropriety: Stress causes councilor to quit THE stress caused by a year-long investigation into allegations of impropriety made Jane Bramwell quit Chesham Town Council.
• collusion: Nevertheless, allegations of collusion continued to damage the prospects of improved relations between the RUC and the Catholic community.
• maladministration: We investigated 42 allegations of maladministration, 9 of which were upheld or partially upheld.
• bribery: Mr Barroso batted aside the allegation of implied bribery with ease.
• corruption: In addition, allegations of corruption among eastern European border guards has added to reluctance to expand the Schengen area.

Converse of object

• refute: I have received a letter accusing me of not clearing up after my dog, I wish to refute the allegation.
• deny: The owner, Bruce Berry, denies all allegations.
• investigate: The police were recently called in to investigate allegations of cruelty to a monkey.
• substantiate: There is not one shred of evidence to substantiate the allegations made.
• dismiss: He dismissed allegations that Baghdad could, in the foreseeable future, produce a nuclear device.
• retract: Following protests by the strikers, including a visit to the newspaper offices, the paper retracted the allegations.

Adjective modifier

• unsubstantiated: Mr Divine's report was bizarre and inflammatory, containing unsubstantiated allegations and hearsay.
• unfounded: Have unfounded allegations been made about your client's work?
• false: Once in your home various false allegations could be made against you.
• baseless: Please also confirm to them that you were wrong ever to have made such baseless allegations.
• defamatory: Prodigy was held liable for defamatory allegations of fraud made against a company called Stratton Oakmont on a Prodigy maintained bulletin board.
• serious: Truman is making serious allegations that ought to be put to the test.

Noun used with modifier

• unproven: The MPS would seek clarification on the admissibility of previous unproven allegations of misconduct.
• corruption: The Major Fraud team undertakes investigations into serious and complex fraud cases, corruption in public life, overseas and other corruption allegations.