allegation

Definition of allegation in English English dictionary: The act of alleging; An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts
She put forth several allegations regarding her partner in hopes of discrediting his actions.; {n} affirmation, plea, reason, excuse; A statement or claim that is made and hasn't been proved to be true or false; A claim or statement of what a party intends to prove; the facts as one party claims they are; A declaration or assertion made concerning an individual or a detrimental condition An allegation should; An assertion made by a party in a court proceeding which must be proved or supported with evidence during the trial; An assertion or statement of a party to an action made in a pleading, stating what he or she expects to prove; An unproved or as yet unknown statement or pleading; The claim or statement made by a party in a legal proceeding that sets forth what that party intends to prove; statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove; a declaration or claim concerning the behavior or actions of an individual; (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"; A charge, claim, accusation or statement of a party to an action against a respondent The allegation establishes the circumstances to be proved in a formal action before the court; The assertion, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, made in a pleading, establishing what the party expects to prove; The assertion, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, made in a pleading, setting out what the party expects to prove See cross-reference; A statement or assertion made without proof; A statement of the issues in a written document (a pleading) which a person is prepared to prove in court For example, an indictment contains allegations of crimes against the defendant; An assertion, declaration, or statement made in a pleading by one of the parties to the action, detailing the matters which the party intends to prove; An assertion, declaration or statement that is made in a pleading by one of the parties to the action and tells what that party intends to prove; The assertion, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, made in a pleading, setting out what he expects to prove; A statement of the issues in a written document (a pleading) which a person is prepared to prove in court; The act of alleging or positively asserting; {i} charge; statement; declaration; unfounded accusation; An allegation is a statement saying that someone has done something wrong. The company has denied the allegations Allegations of brutality and theft have been levelled at the army. = claim. a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, but that has not been proved allegations of corruption/fraud/misconduct etc; statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice; That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment 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; allegeance; {i} allegement
allegations: plural of allegation
false allegation: untrue allegation, accusation without any basis in fact
reject an allegation: refuse to accept the truth of a statement