allegation
Sayal-i-GAY-shuhnUK/ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/AUS/ˌæl.ɪˈɡæɪ.ʃən/
Pluralallegations
- 1A claim that someone did something wrong, made without proof that it is true.
Like saying someone broke a rule before anyone has shown it really happened.
The newspaper printed an allegation that the mayor had taken money illegally.
She denied all the allegations against her in court.
Similaraccusation, claim, charge, assertion
Note
- 2The act of saying that something is true, especially without giving proof.
Like the moment of pointing and saying 'he did it': the act of making the claim itself.
Just the allegation of a crime is not enough to send someone to prison.
In a fair trial, proof matters far more than allegation.
Similaraccusation, assertion
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Origin
It comes from Latin "allegatio", from "allegare", and reached English through Middle French "allégation".