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- DictionaryAl·leged/əˈlej(ə)d/
adjective
- 1. (of an incident or a person) said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality: "the alleged conspirators"
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The meaning of ALLEGED is accused but not proven or convicted. How to use alleged in a sentence.
said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof: It took 15 years for the alleged criminals (= people thought to be criminals) to prove their innocence. Fewer examples. Several alleged drug lords are to be put on trial.
1. : to assert without proof or before proving. a report alleging that the company deliberately overcharged its customers. She is alleged to have stolen more than $50,000 over the course of several years. 2. : to bring forward as a reason or excuse. 3. archaic : to adduce or bring forward as a source or authority. Did you know?
Alleged is an adjective that’s used to describe things that have been claimed. It’s most often used to describe an action or situation, especially a wrongdoing or crime, that someone claims happened but that has not been confirmed or proven.
said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof: It took 15 years for the alleged criminals (= people thought to be criminals) to prove their innocence. Fewer examples. Several alleged drug lords will be put on trial.
to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof: [ + (that) ] The two men allege (that) the police forced them to make false confessions. [ + to infinitive ] She is alleged to have been at the centre of an international drug ring.
To allege is to make an accusation or claim, especially about a crime or wrongdoing. The word often implies that the thing claimed has not been confirmed or proven or that the claim has been made without proof or before proof is available.
