To make a claim, a plea or offer justification for an act, especially before proof is available
If you allege that something bad is true, you say it but do not prove it. She alleged that there was rampant drug use among the male members of the group The accused is alleged to have killed a man It was alleged that the restaurant discriminated against black customers. = claim. to say that something is true or that someone has done something wrong, although it has not been proved it is alleged (that) (alleguer, from allegare , from ad- + legare ( LEGATE))