allegation

Meaning

1. An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
2. The act of alleging.

Synonyms

accusation

charge

indictment

denunciation

allegement

blame

accusal

grievance

lament

claim

complaint

imputation

assertion

contention

declaration

account

objection

plea

postulation

presentment

professing

proposition

statement

story

submission

thesis

report

affair

affirmation

argument

attribution

averment

briefing

case

cause

conjecture

counts

demur

demurrer

lodgement

lodgment

matter

Translations

allégation

alegação

acusación

suçlama

alegación

alegato

Beschuldigung

Behauptung

Anklage

beschuldiging

plainte

denuncia

accusa

imputazione

al·legació

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French allégation, from Latin allegatio, from allegare. See allege.