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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Allegation \Al`le*ga"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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
allegation
n 1: a formal accusation against somebody [syn: {complaint}]
2: statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact
[syn: {allegement}]
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