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allege
to assert without proof; to state; attest: They allege that he stole the jewelry.
Not to be confused with:
aver – to express an opinion, judgment, or position: They aver that he is the type who would steal anything. In legal use, aver means to “allege as fact.”
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al·lege
(ə-lĕj′)tr.v. al·leged, al·leg·ing, al·leg·es
1. To assert to be true; affirm: alleging his innocence of the charge.
2. To assert prior to a final determination: The indictment alleges that the commissioner took bribes.
3. To state (a plea or excuse, for example) in support or denial of a claim or accusation: The defendant alleges temporary insanity.
4. Archaic To bring forward as an authority.
[Middle English alleggen, from Old French alegier, to vindicate, justify (influenced by aleguer, to give a reason), from esligier, to pay a fine, justify oneself, from Late Latin *exlītigāre, to clear at law : Latin ex-, out; see ex- + Latin lītigāre, to sue; see litigate.]
al·lege′a·ble adj.
al·leg′er n.
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allege
(əˈlɛdʒ)vb (tr; may take a clause as object)
1. to declare in or as if in a court of law; state without or before proof: he alleged malpractice.
2. to put forward (an argument or plea) for or against an accusation, claim, etc
3. archaic to cite or quote, as to confirm
[C14 aleggen, ultimately from Latin allēgāre to dispatch on a mission, from lēx law]
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al•lege
(əˈlɛdʒ)v.t. -leged, -leg•ing.
1. to assert without proof.
2. to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert.
3. to declare before a court or elsewhere as if under oath.
4. to offer as a reason or excuse.
5. Archaic. to cite as confirmation.
[1275–1325; Middle English alleg(g)en, probably < Old French aleguer (< Medieval Latin, Latin allēgāre to adduce in support of a plea)]
al•lege′a•ble, adj.
al•leg′er, n.
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allege
Past participle: alleged
Gerund: alleging
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| Verb | 1. |  allege - report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"plead - make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts |
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allege
verb claim, hold, charge, challenge, state, maintain, advance, declare, assert, uphold, put forward, affirm, profess, depose, avow, aver, asseverate The accused is alleged to have killed a man.
deny, oppose, contradict, renounce, refute, repudiate, disavow, disclaim, gainsay (archaic or literary), abjure
deny, oppose, contradict, renounce, refute, repudiate, disavow, disclaim, gainsay (archaic or literary), abjure
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Translations
يَدَّعي، يَتَدَرَّع بِ
prohlásitvypovědět
hævdepåstå
väittäävannoavedota
staîhæfa
nepagrįstai tvirtintinepagrįstas tvirtinimasteigti
apgalvot
vypovedať
trditi
iddia etmekileri sürmek
allege
[əˈledʒ] VT1. (with verb/clause) → afirmar (that que) she is alleged to have stolen money from a cash box → se afirma que robó dinero del que había en una caja
he is alleged to be wealthy → según se dice es rico
he is alleged to be the leader → según se dice él es el jefe
he is alleged to be wealthy → según se dice es rico
he is alleged to be the leader → según se dice él es el jefe
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
allege
[əˈlɛdʒ] vtto allege that ... → prétendre que ...
he is alleged to have said ... → il aurait dit ...
He is alleged to have killed her → Il l'aurait tuée.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
allege
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
allege
(əˈledʒ) verb to say, especially in making a legal statement, without giving proof. He alleged that I had been with the accused on the night of the murder.
allegation (ӕliˈgeiʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.