Definitions for alleged

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alleged al·leged

Spelling: [uh-lejd, uh-lej-id]

IPA: /əˈlɛdʒd, əˈlɛdʒ ɪd/

Alleged is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 105 anagrams from letters in alleged (adeegll).

Definitions for alleged

adjective

1. declared or stated to be as described; asserted:
2. doubtful; suspect; supposed:

verb (used with object)

1. to assert without proof.
2. to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert:
3. to declare before a court or elsewhere, as if under oath.
4. to plead in support of; offer as a reason or excuse.
5. Archaic. to cite or quote in confirmation.

Origin of alleged

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at allege, -ed²

Examples for alleged

The military commission this week was to focus on the alleged FBI infiltration of one of the defense teams.

Of the two, it was alleged that it was better to preserve the one, at Paris.

Many times, victims drop out of school, while their alleged attackers graduate.

They waved down a pair of responding cops who followed the alleged cop killer into the subway.

Each day he alleged the necessity of conferring with the woman.

Over the years, several MPs have alleged cover-ups or suggested that investigations were shut down by senior security officials.

The booth was decorated with some of his alleged masterpieces.

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Students deemed “responsible” for alleged sexual assaults on college campuses can face little or no consequence for their acts.

But let us pass from scientific speculations to alleged scientific facts.