Allegations: meaning, definitions and examples
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allegations
[ ˌalɪˈɡeɪʃənz ]
legal
A claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically made without proof.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He consistently denied the allegations of corruption.
- The company is facing allegations of fraud and misconduct.
- The allegations against him were never proven in court.
general
Statements made without providing proof, often damaging to someone's reputation.
Synonyms
accusations, assertions, insinuations
Examples of usage
- The allegations in the article were damaging to her career.
- He was the subject of false allegations by his former colleagues.
Translations
Translations of the word "allegations" in other languages:
🇵🇹 alegações
🇮🇳 आरोप
🇩🇪 Behauptungen
🇮🇩 tuduhan
🇺🇦 звинувачення
🇵🇱 zarzuty
🇯🇵 申し立て
🇫🇷 allégations
🇪🇸 alegaciones
🇹🇷 iddialar
🇰🇷 혐의
🇸🇦 مزاعم
🇨🇿 obvinění
🇸🇰 obvinenia
🇨🇳 指控
🇸🇮 obtožbe
🇮🇸 ásakanir
🇰🇿 айыптаулар
🇬🇪 ბრალდებები
🇦🇿 ittihamlar
🇲🇽 alegaciones
Word origin
The word 'allegation' originated from the Latin word 'allegatio', which means 'a pleading in a court of law'. The term has been used in legal contexts for centuries to refer to claims or assertions made without proof. Over time, 'allegation' has also come to be used more broadly in general contexts to describe statements that may be damaging to someone's reputation.
See also: allegation, alleged, allegedly.