alleged
Use Alleged in a sentence
ɪd 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.
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verb (used with object), al·leged, al·leg·ing.
1.
to assert without proof.
2.
to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert: to allege a fact.
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:
1275–1325; Middle English alleg(g)en, probably < Old French aleguer (< Medieval Latin, Latin allēgāre to adduce in support of a plea; see allegation), conflated with Anglo-French, Old French aleg(i)er to justify, free, literally, to lighten (< Late Latin alleviāre; see alleviate); homonymous Middle English v. alleg(g)en, with literal sense of Old French aleg(i)er, replaced by allay in 16th cent.
1275–1325; Middle English alleg(g)en, probably < Old French aleguer (< Medieval Latin, Latin allēgāre to adduce in support of a plea; see allegation), conflated with Anglo-French, Old French aleg(i)er to justify, free, literally, to lighten (< Late Latin alleviāre; see alleviate); homonymous Middle English v. alleg(g)en, with literal sense of Old French aleg(i)er, replaced by allay in 16th cent.
Related forms
al·lege·a·ble, adjective
al·leg·er, noun
mis·al·lege, verb (used with object), mis·al·leged, mis·al·leg·ing.
pre·al·lege, verb (used with object), pre·al·leged, pre·al·leg·ing.
re·al·lege, verb (used with object), re·al·leged, re·al·leg·ing.
Antonyms
2. deny.
2. deny.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to declare in or as if in a court of law; state without or before proof: he alleged malpractice |
| 2. | to put forward (an argument or plea) for or against an accusation, claim, etc |
| 3. | archaic to cite or quote, as to confirm |
| [C14 aleggen, ultimately from Latin allēgāre to dispatch on a mission, from lēx law] | |
| alleged (əˈlɛdʒd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | stated or described to be such; presumed: the alleged murderer |
| 2. | dubious: an alleged miracle |
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Word Origin & History
allege
c.1300; it has the form of one O.Fr. verb and the meaning of another. The form is Anglo-Fr. aleger, from O.Fr. eslegier "to clear at law," from L. ex- "out of" and litigare "bring suit" (see litigate), but eslegier meant "acquit, clear of charges in a lawsuit." It somehow
acquired the meaning of Fr. alléguer, from L. allegare "send for, to bring forth, name, produce in evidence," from ad- "to" + legare "to depute, send" (see legate).
alleged
mid-15c., "quoted," pp. adj. from allege. Attested from 1610s in sense of "brought forth in court;" 1670s as "asserted but not proved."
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Example sentences
It could certainly explain the alleged contact situations in history.
What's more, his alleged victims were not themselves athletes of national or even regional renown.
He pointed out the color of the alleged filling, which differed from that of the enamel.
First, my alleged errors and my disregard of the distinction between socialism and communism.
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