Meaning & use
allege
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To assert that someone has done something wrong, typically without proof.
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The prosecutor alleged that the company had falsified its records.
Neighbors are alleging that the noise violates local ordinances.
A note on using this word
Common in legal and journalistic writing; an 'alleged' crime or fact has not yet been proven true.
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