Allegation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Allegation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
allegation n (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice" statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove Synonym(s): allegation, allegement
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Allegation \Al`lega"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.