allegation
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- noun
- /ˌælɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Literature
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acusación
- A quarter of adult abuse referrals in England last year involved allegations against social care staff, official figures show.
- make allegations
- deny allegations
- investigate allegations
Well, then these allegations, you know, they could have some weight.
- Well, then these allegations, you know, they could have some weight.
- Who waited until it could prove all those allegations and WikiLeaks were true?
- Topics There are two allegations against Israel that are often levied.
- What do we do with a lot of the allegations on the Internet?
- So they've been very successful as a result of these allegations in promoting rules.
- From now on, we have to take all of Trump's allegations seriously.
- There are multiple allegations of rampant corruption in Ukraine.
- I'm wondering where you weigh in on these allegations of genocide as well.
- He was making an allegation, but OK, you get the idea.
- And they suspended me the moment the allegations dropped.
- These are absurd, absurd allegations, and I deny them.
- I saw that over time the allegations have dropped away.
- We're friends and the allegations are the biggest load of bullshit.
- Virginia Goofrey, of course, has made many allegations.
- And it really diminishes from the seriousness of real allegations.
- OK, so am I allowed to respond to these allegations?
- After all, he had been denying this allegation, Underoath, for months.
Examples
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Any comments about the recent allegations?
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He denied the allegation that he had embezzled money from the charity.
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Michael wanted to fight the allegation, but there was a problem.
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Well, then these allegations, you know, they could have some weight.
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What do we do with a lot of the allegations on the Internet?
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The allegations are very serious.
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These allegations are not recognized as crimes.
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Detective, how do you respond to these allegations?
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After all, he had been denying this allegation, Underoath, for months.
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Chief, are these allegations true?
Synonyms
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3.1
A statement that someone did something wrong or illegal, even if it is not proven
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A formal statement given to a court to start a legal case against someone
Antonyms
How Serious
- Formal
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- Literature
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- US
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Allegation comes from the Latin verb allegare, meaning 'to bring forward', and is the noun of the common verb allege. A helpful image is someone bringing a claim or accusation to others without proof, so an allegation is a statement that someone did something wrong but has not yet been proved.