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allege Definition

al·lege (ə lej′)

transitive verb -·leged′, -·leg′·ing

  1. to assert positively, or declare; affirm; esp., to assert without proof
  2. to offer as a plea, excuse, etc. in his defense he alleged temporary insanity
  3. Archaic to cite as an authority (for or against)

Etymology: ME aleggen, to produce as evidence; form < OFr esligier < VL *exlitigare < L ex-, out of + litigare (see litigate); meaning infl. by OFr alleguer, declare on oath < L allegare, to send, mention, adduce < ad-, to + legare, to send: see legate

allege Related Forms

al·lege′·able adjective

allege Synonyms

allege

v.

assert, affirm, testify, claim; see declare 1.

allege Usage Examples

Object

  • complainant: The complainant alleged that the alcohol type, which the complainant believed to be " Spirit " , was in small insignificant print.
  • infringement: Well, so far the UK courts have not been swamped with cases alleging patent infringement at UK universities.
  • negligence: Solicitors wrote to Mr Wong alleging negligence on his part on 18 December 2004.
  • breach: The Group of Experts has issued reports which allege widespread breaches of the embargo by states or individuals.
  • maladministration: You also allege maladministration in that you consider the change an error on the part of the council.
  • discrimination: In 1997, she brings an equal pay claim alleging discrimination during the period that she worked part-time.

Subject

party: However, a number of vertical concerns were alleged by third parties.

Infinitive complement

have: A comment is alleged to have been made about a security risk.

Modifying Another Word

  • falsely: My first trial was for the most falsely alleged crime of burning and demolishing, or assisting to burn and demolish.
  • subsequently: The bank which allegedly received emails from Massad's office was subsequently alleged to have been involved in all manner of shady dealings.
  • sometimes: And there is no such great difficulty in doing this as is sometimes alleged.
  • frequently: Verbal: talk, chat; frequently alleged lies by detectives about prisoners, usually in court.
  • also: The paper also alleged he had e-mailed sexually explicit messages to the man.
  • often: This is not docetism, as is so often alleged, but the very opposite.

Preposition: that

  • defendant: She also acts in cases where it is alleged that the defendant 's medical team negligently treated the claimant.
  • Mrs: It was alleged that Mrs G and Mr H ( N ) were injured by the use of the hoist in the home.
  • applicant: They also alleged that the applicants had no bona fide intention to use the mark over the full range of the goods specified.
  • officer: She further alleges that the officers told her that probably nothing will happen.
  • company: HSE had alleged that both companies had failed in their duty of care toward Mr Burchett by exposing him to risks to his safety.
  • man: David Blunkett alleges that the 10 men, all foreign nationals, were connected to groups linked to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida.