noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ damaging , serious
▪ baseless , false , spurious ( esp. BrE ), unfounded , unproven , unsubstantiated , untrue , wild
▪ malicious
▪ defamatory
▪ credible , true
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The defendants in the libel case maintain that their ~s are true.
▪ fresh , further , new
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There have been fresh ~s of atrocities.
▪ widespread
▪ corruption , fraud , rape
VERB + ALLEGATION
▪ level ( esp. BrE ), make , publish , report
▪ retract ( esp. BrE ), withdraw
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I advise you to withdraw your ~ before I contact my lawyer.
▪ be at the centre/center of , be confronted with , face
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the school at the centre/center of these ~s
▪ admit
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She refused to admit the ~s.
▪ deny , dismiss , dispute , reject
▪ answer , contest , counter , refute
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The president has the right to answer specific ~s.
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He will need to counter ~s that he accepted money from criminals.
▪ confirm , prove , support
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The committee found no evidence to support ~s of smuggling.
▪ disprove
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It took over two months to disprove the ~.
▪ give rise to , lead to , prompt ( esp. BrE ), provoke
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The sudden collapse of the business led to ~s of corrupt deals.
▪ examine , investigate , look into , probe (used in journalism)
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The governor of the prison is investigating ~s that a prisoner was attacked and beaten by a prison warden.
PREPOSITION
▪ amid ~
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He has resigned amid corruption ~s.
▪ ~ about , ~ concerning
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~s about the president's private life
▪ ~ against
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He has made certain ~s against the company.