ALLEGATION


Meaning of ALLEGATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-li-ˈgā-shən ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1. : the act of alleging

2. : a positive assertion ; specifically : a statement by a party to a legal action of what the party undertakes to prove

3. : an assertion unsupported and by implication regarded as unsupportable

vague allegation s of misconduct

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.