| VERB | communication | allege, aver, say | report or maintain |
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| Sounds | ahleh'jh | |
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| Rhymes | dredge ... wedge: 11 rhymes with ehjh... | |
| Meaning | Report or maintain. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They allege that there was a traffic accident | |
| Example | "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime" | |
| Synonyms | aver, say | |
| 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 |
| Broader | assert, asseverate, maintain | state categorically |
| Spanish | afirmar, alegar, decir, declarar, sentenciar | |
| Catalan | afirmar, al·legar, declarar, sentenciar | |
| Nouns | allegement | statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove |
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