English > allege: 1 sense > verb 1, communication| Meaning | Report or maintain. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Model | They allege that there was a traffic accident |
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| Example | "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime" |
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| Synonyms | aver, say |
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| Narrower | plead | make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts |
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| Broader | assert, asseverate, maintain | state categorically |
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| Spanish | afirmar, alegar, decir, declarar, sentenciar |
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| Catalan | afirmar, al·legar, declarar, sentenciar |
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| Nouns | allegement | statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove |
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