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ALLEGATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
Synonyms:
allegation; allegement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("allegation" is a kind of...):
claim (an assertion that something is true or factual)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "allegation"):
bill of Particulars (the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
Example:
an allegation of malpractice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("allegation" is a kind of...):
accusal; accusation (a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "allegation"):
grievance (an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice)
lodgement; lodgment (bringing a charge or accusation against someone)
plaint ((United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed)
