allegation
UK/ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
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Australia/ˌæl.ɪˈɡæɪ.ʃən/
allegation noun: an assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
Noun
allegation (plural allegations)
- An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
- She put forth several allegations regarding her partner in hopes of discrediting his actions.
- A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said: "We can confirm that a 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Jodi Jones. A 45-year-old has also been arrested in connection with allegations of attempting to pervert the course of justice. A report on this has...2004 April 15, “Morning swoop in hunt for Jodi's killer”, in The Scotsman, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2013
- The act of alleging.
allegation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
allegation in Hindi
- an assertion or accusation
- आरोप ārop, अभियोग abhiyog
allegation in Tamil
- குற்றச்சாட்டு, சாட்டியுரைத்தல், குறிப்பிடுதல், சாட்டுரை, உறுதிப்படுத்தப்படாத கூற்று, சுட்டுரை
allegation in Urdu
- allegation
- الزام ilzām
allegation in Bengali
- অভিযোগ, দাবি, নালিশ, দোষারোপ
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- allegation in Telugu
- ఆరోపణ ārōpaṇa
- allegation in Malayalam
- ആരോപണം ārōpaṇaṁ
- allegation in Kannada
- ತಪ್ಪುಹೊರಿಕೆ, ಆರೋಪಣೆ, ಆಪಾದನೆ, ದೋಷಾರೋಪಣೆ
- allegation in Punjabi
- ਤੁਹਮਤ tuhmat
- allegation in Arabic
- اِدِّعَاء Idiiʻāʼ
- allegation in Malay
- dakwaan
- allegation in Indonesian
- tuduhan
- allegation in Vietnamese
- cáo buộc
Examples of allegation in a sentence
- A 45-year-old has also been arrested in connection with allegations of attempting to pervert the course of justice.2004 April 15, “Morning swoop in hunt for Jodi's killer”, in The Scotsman, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2013:
- Philip Miles, defending, said: "This was a single instance, there was no allegation of continuing behaviour over a long period of time."2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in The Guardian, archived from the...
Synonyms of allegation
Forms of allegation
| plural | allegations |
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Origin of allegation
Borrowed from Middle French allégation, from Latin allegatio, from allegare. By surface analysis, allege + -ation, see allege.
Words formed from allegation
Words that rhyme with allegation
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- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about allegation
- What does allegation mean?
- Allegation means an assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
- What is allegation in Hindi?
- Allegation in Hindi is आरोप (ārop), अभियोग (abhiyog). See Allegation meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use allegation in a sentence?
- A 45-year-old has also been arrested in connection with allegations of attempting to pervert the course of justice.
- What part of speech is allegation?
- Allegation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce allegation?
- Allegation is pronounced /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of allegation?
- The plural of allegation is allegations.
Words near allegation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: allegation (page history and authors); allegation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); الزام (Urdu) (page history and authors); allegation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ఆరోపణ (Telugu) (page history and authors); allegation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਤੁਹਮਤ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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