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Allegation

Allegation Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Allegation?
[n] statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
[n] a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice" Synonyms | Synonyms for Allegation: allegement Related Terms | Find terms related to Allegation: accusal | accusation | accusing | address | admission | affidavit | affirmance | affirmation | allegement | announcement | annunciation | answer | apostrophe | arraignment | assertion | asseveration | attest | attestation | averment | avouchment | avowal | bill | bill of complaint | bill of particulars | blame | bringing of charges | bringing to book | charge | claim | comment | complaint | compurgation | conclusion | count | crack | creed | declaration | delation | denouncement | denunciation | deposition | dictum | disclosure | enunciation | exclamation | expression | greeting | impeachment | implication | imputation | indictment | information | innuendo | insinuation | instrument in proof | interjection | ipse dixit | lawsuit | laying of charges | legal evidence | libel | manifesto | mention | narratio | nolle prosequi | nonsuit | note | observation | Parthian shot | phrase | plaint | position | position paper | positive declaration | predicate | predication | proclamation | profession | pronouncement | proposition | prosecution | protest | protestation | question | reflection | remark | reproach | say | saying | say-so | sentence | stance | stand | statement | statement of facts | subjoinder | suit | sworn evidence | sworn statement | sworn testimony | taxing | testimonial | testimonium | testimony | thought | true bill | unspoken accusation | utterance | veiled accusation | vouch | witness | word See Also | accusal | accusation | bill of Particulars | claim | grievance | lodgement | lodgment | plaint Allegation In Webster's Dictionary \Al`le*ga"tion\, n. [L. allegatio, fr. allegare,
allegatum, to send a message, cite; later, to free by giving
reasons; ad + legare to send, commission. Cf. {Allege} and
{Adlegation}.]
1. The act of alleging or positively asserting.
2. That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive
assertion; formal averment
I thought their allegation but reasonable. --Steele.
3. (Law) A statement by a party of what he undertakes to
prove, -- usually applied to each separate averment; the
charge or matter undertaken to be proved.
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