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.