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Word: Allege
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘declare on oath’): from Old French esligier, based on Latin lis, lit- ‘lawsuit’; confused in sense with Latin allegare ‘allege’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈlɛdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof
Short Definition:claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong
Examples:- he alleged that he had been assaulted
- he is alleged to have assaulted five men
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