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ALLEGED definition: 1. said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no…. Learn more.
to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof: [ + (that) ] The two men allege (that) the police forced them to make false confessions. [ + to infinitive ] She is alleged to have been at the centre of an international drug ring.
said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof: It took 15 years for the alleged criminals (= people thought to be criminals) to prove their innocence. Fewer examples. Several alleged drug lords will be put on trial.
The meaning of ALLEGED is accused but not proven or convicted. How to use alleged in a sentence.
He refuses to allow an independent investigation into alleged war crimes, or account for about 100,000 people who disappeared during the war. Times, Sunday Times (2013) She is claiming damages for alleged false imprisonment and personal injury, as well as the costs of medical treatment for injuries to Lilly.
Sometimes, alleged is used to mean doubtful or supposed in a way that’s intended to indicate skepticism about something, as in The alleged genius can’t even run a small company. Example: The alleged crime took place when my client was half a state away.
Definition of allege verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of alleged adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 meanings: 1. to declare in or as if in a court of law; state without or before proof 2. to put forward (an argument or plea).... Click for more definitions.
These days, someone alleges something before presenting evidence to prove it (or perhaps without evidence at all). But the word allege comes directly from the Middle English verb alleggen, meaning "to submit (something) in evidence or as justification."
