[noun] [C] [formal] [esp. legal]An allegation is a statement made, without giving any proof, that someone has done something, esp. something wrong or illegal.Several of her patients have made allegations of professional misconduct about/against this doctor.Allegations that Mr Dwight was receiving money from known criminals have caused a scandal. [+ that clause]
ALLEGATION
Meaning of ALLEGATION in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012