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ALL meanings of allege

al·lege
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  • verb allege If you allege that something bad is true, you say it but do not prove it. 3
  • verb allege to declare in or as if in a court of law; state without or before proof 3
  • verb allege to put forward (an argument or plea) for or against an accusation, claim, etc 3
  • verb allege to cite or quote, as to confirm 3
  • verb transitive allege to assert positively, or declare; affirm; esp., to assert without proof 3
  • verb transitive allege to offer as a plea, excuse, etc. 3
  • verb transitive allege to cite as an authority (for or against) 3
  • noun allege Claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof that this is the case. 1
  • transitive verb allege assert as true 1
  • verb with object allege to assert without proof. 1
  • verb with object allege to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert: to allege a fact. 1
  • verb with object allege to declare before a court or elsewhere, as if under oath. 1
  • verb with object allege to plead in support of; offer as a reason or excuse. 1
  • verb with object allege Archaic. to cite or quote in confirmation. 1
  • verb allege (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To lighten, diminish. 0
  • verb allege (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VT To state under oath, to plead. 0
  • verb allege (archaic) To cite or quote an author or his work for or against. 0
  • verb allege (Transitive Verb) To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc. 0
  • verb allege (Transitive Verb) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof. 0
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