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allegation |
2 definitions found 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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