allegation

  • 41allegation — noun a claim that someone has done something wrong, typically an unfounded one …

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  • 42allegation — n. 1. Declaration, affirmation, averment, assertion, statement. 2. Excuse, plea …

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  • 43allegation — noun not one of the allegations against my client has been substantiated Syn: claim, assertion, charge, accusation, declaration, statement, contention, deposition, argument, affirmation, attestation, grievance; formal averment …

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  • 44allegation — n 1. affirmation, assertion, asserva tion, averment, avowal, avouchment, positive declaration, predication; testimony, attestation, certification; profession, imputation, insinuation, implication. 2. statement, sworn statement, deposition,… …

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  • 45allegation — al·le·ga·tion …

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  • 46allegation — noun Syn: claim, assertion, charge, accusation, contention …

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  • 47allegation — [ˌæləˈgeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C] a statement claiming that someone has done something wrong or illegal …

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  • 48allegation — al•le•ga•tion [[t]ˌæl ɪˈgeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of alleging; an affirmation or assertion 2) an assertion made by a party in a legal proceeding, which the party then undertakes to prove 3) an assertion made with little or no proof • Etymology:… …

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  • 49allegation — /æləˈgeɪʃən/ (say aluh gayshuhn) noun 1. a mere assertion made without proof. 2. a statement offered as a plea, an excuse, or a justification. 3. the act of alleging; affirmation. 4. an assertion made by a party in a legal proceeding, which he or …

  • 50allegation — I An assertion; a statement of fact in a pleading; a statement of what one can prove; the positive assertion of a fact. Merrill v Pepperdine, 9 Ind App 416, 36 NE 921. The technical name for a pleading in an ecclesiastical court. II That which is …

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