alleged

[ uh-lejd, uh-lej-id ]
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adjective
  1. declared or stated to be as described; asserted: The alleged murderer could not be located for questioning.

  2. doubtful; suspect; supposed: The alleged cure-all produced no results when it was tested by reputable doctors.

Origin of alleged

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; allege + -ed2

Other words from alleged

  • un·al·leged, adjective

Words Nearby alleged

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How to use alleged in a sentence

  • Much glamour has been cast upon the names of Solomon and David by their alleged writings.

    God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford
  • The order of the Queen was alleged, and the authority of the Governor was interposed.

  • My point is not that these heroes were bad men, but that, in a book alleged to be the word of God, they are treated as heroes.

    God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford
  • The alleged fact of the Resurrection is of immense importance to hundreds of millions of people.

    God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford
  • The fact alleged, then, is miraculous and important, and the evidence in proof of such a fact should be overwhelmingly strong.

    God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford

British Dictionary definitions for alleged

alleged

/ (əˈlɛdʒd) /


adjective(prenominal)
  1. stated or described to be such; presumed: the alleged murderer

  2. dubious: an alleged miracle

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