alleging
Use Alleging in a sentence
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] | |
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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).
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Example sentences
It has now also helped the two companies thwart a lawsuit alleging fraud.
Alleging thanks is simply my little way of saying good job for a special resource.
Most of the loudest claims are con, alleging unjustifiable strain on our public services.
The complete mailing address of the individual alleging the non-compliance.
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