Definitions for allegation

allegation al·le·ga·tion

Spelling: [al-i-gey-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌæl ɪˈgeɪ ʃən/

Allegation is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 616 anagrams from letters in allegation (aaegillnot).

Definitions for allegation

noun

  1. the act of alleging; affirmation.
  2. an assertion made with little or no proof.
  3. an assertion made by a party in a legal proceeding, which the party then undertakes to prove.
  4. a statement offered as a plea, excuse, or justification.

Origin of allegation

1375-1425; late Middle English Latin allēgātiōn- (stem of allēgātiō), equivalent to allēgāt(us), past participle of allēgāre to adduce in support of a plea (al- al- + -

Examples for allegation

This hardly seems to be an atmosphere that encourages a sexual assault victim to follow through with an allegation.

At the outset it must be acknowledged that the allegation is very difficult to prove.

Was it, do you suppose, because they detected some ill-will in me towards you that they made the allegation?

Burke shook his head emphatically in denial of the allegation.

He saw her hesitation, and knew that his allegation was the truth.

The allegation may or may not be true, but it is not implausible.

It took nearly 20 years between the first allegation and his ultimate removal.

In its motion to dismiss, UMass denied this allegation, and Haidak refuted the school's claim in his opposition to the motion.

The allegation concerns hydrocarbon releases from the wastewater system at the unloading facility.

He wished very much to deny the allegation, or at least to dodge the truth.

Word Value for allegation
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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