Meaning of "allege" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALLEGE

Aleggen, ultimately from Latin allēgāre to dispatch on a mission, from lēx law.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ALLEGE

allege  [əˈlɛdʒ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALLEGE

Allege is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb allege in English.

WHAT DOES ALLEGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Allegation

In law, an allegation is a claim of a fact by a party in a pleading, charge, or defense. Until they can be proved, allegations remain merely assertions. There are also marital allegations: marriage bonds and allegations exist for couples who applied to marry by licence. They do not exist for couples who married by banns. The marriage allegation was the document in which the couple alleged that there were no impediments to the marriage. Generally, in a civil complaint, a plaintiff alleges facts sufficient to establish all the elements of the claim and thus states a cause of action. The plaintiff must then carry the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion in order to succeed in the lawsuit. A defendant can allege affirmative defenses in its answer to the complaint. Other allegations are required in a pleading to establish the correct jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction and subject matter jurisdiction.

Definition of allege in the English dictionary

The first definition of allege in the dictionary is to declare in or as if in a court of law; state without or before proof. Other definition of allege is to put forward for or against an accusation, claim, etc. Allege is also to cite or quote, as to confirm.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ALLEGE

PRESENT

Present

I allege

you allege

he/she/it alleges

we allege

you allege

they allege

Present continuous

I am alleging

you are alleging

he/she/it is alleging

we are alleging

you are alleging

they are alleging

Present perfect

I have alleged

you have alleged

he/she/it has alleged

we have alleged

you have alleged

they have alleged

Present perfect continuous

I have been alleging

you have been alleging

he/she/it has been alleging

we have been alleging

you have been alleging

they have been alleging

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I alleged

you alleged

he/she/it alleged

we alleged

you alleged

they alleged

Past continuous

I was alleging

you were alleging

he/she/it was alleging

we were alleging

you were alleging

they were alleging

Past perfect

I had alleged

you had alleged

he/she/it had alleged

we had alleged

you had alleged

they had alleged

Past perfect continuous

I had been alleging

you had been alleging

he/she/it had been alleging

we had been alleging

you had been alleging

they had been alleging

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will allege

you will allege

he/she/it will allege

we will allege

you will allege

they will allege

Future continuous

I will be alleging

you will be alleging

he/she/it will be alleging

we will be alleging

you will be alleging

they will be alleging

Future perfect

I will have alleged

you will have alleged

he/she/it will have alleged

we will have alleged

you will have alleged

they will have alleged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been alleging

you will have been alleging

he/she/it will have been alleging

we will have been alleging

you will have been alleging

they will have been alleging

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would allege

you would allege

he/she/it would allege

we would allege

you would allege

they would allege

Conditional continuous

I would be alleging

you would be alleging

he/she/it would be alleging

we would be alleging

you would be alleging

they would be alleging

Conditional perfect

I would have allege

you would have allege

he/she/it would have allege

we would have allege

you would have allege

they would have allege

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been alleging

you would have been alleging

he/she/it would have been alleging

we would have been alleging

you would have been alleging

they would have been alleging

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you allege
we let´s allege
you allege

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to allege

Past participle

alleged

Present Participle

alleging

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ALLEGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «allege» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of allege

advance · affirm · assert · asseverate · aver · avow · challenge · charge · claim · declare · depose · hold · maintain · profess · put forward · state · uphold

TRANSLATION OF ALLEGE

Find out the translation of allege to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of allege from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «allege» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 指称 >
• Translator English - Spanish: alegar
• English: allege
• Translator English - Hindi: आरोप
• Translator English - Arabic: يزعمون
• Translator English - Russian: утверждают
• Translator English - Portuguese: alegar
• Translator English - Bengali: সপক্ষে যুক্তি দেখান
• Translator English - French: alléguer
• Translator English - Malay: Mendakwa
• Translator English - German: behaupten
• Translator English - Japanese: > 断言する
• Translator English - Korean: > 혐의를 주장하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Allege
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chủ trương
• Translator English - Tamil: குற்றம் சாட்டுகின்றனர்
• Translator English - Marathi: आरोप करतात
• Translator English - Turkish: ileri sürmek
• Translator English - Italian: asserire
• Translator English - Polish: twierdzą
• Translator English - Ukrainian: стверджують
• Translator English - Romanian: pretind
• Translator English - Greek: ισχυρίζονται
• Translator English - Afrikaans: beweerde
• Translator English - Swedish: hävdar
• Translator English - Norwegian: påstå

3 QUOTES WITH «ALLEGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word allege.

1

Linda Chavez

One of the techniques terrorists employ is to allege torture and mistreatment when they are captured, regardless of whether it is true.

2

P. Chidambaram

Criticism of a policy is welcome. But in the garb of criticizing a policy, if you allege that the policy was made for corrupt purposes, I reject it.

3

P. Chidambaram

Today, to allege corruption seems to be the pastime of most people. All kinds of allegations are leveled. I think it is self-defeating.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALLEGE»

Discover the use of allege in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to allege and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Antitrust Law Developments (sixth)

"allege that Big Bear Valley is the area of effective competition in which buyers of [lodging accommodations and ski packages] can find alternative sources of supply, or that there are no other goods or services that are reasonably ...

‎2007

The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America

after the issuance of a notice of allowance under section 13(b)(2) of the Act. If an amendment to allege use is filed outside the time period specified in this paragraph, it will be returned to the applicant. (b) A complete amendment to allege use ...

Guide to Registering Trademarks

failed to file within the proscribed period, the examining attorney will return the Amendment to Allege Use and any fees to the applicant.199 Thereafter, the applicant can file a Statement of Use or, in certain circumstances, resubmit an already ...

Steven H. Bazerman, 1998

Bronnenboek volkenrecht

They allege that on 1st October 1961 La Republique du Cameroun, with the tacit approval of the British government, drafted gendarmes, police and soldiers from the Francophone side into Southern Cameroon, which amounted to 'forceful ...

Koen De Feyter, 2010

Handleiding volkenrecht

They allege that on 1st October 1961 La Republique du Cameroun, with the tacit approval of the British government, drafted gendarmes, police and soldiers from the Francophone side into Southern Cameroon, which amounted to 'forceful ...

Koen De Feyter, 2011

The Death Penalty: An American Citizen's Guide to ...

her official duties does not have to allege specific acts of the officer which constituted his or her official duties.14 An indictment is not fatally defective because it does not allege which of two guns killed the victim.15 A murder indictment is not ...

Louis J. Palmer, 1998

United States Congressional serial set

Intimidation, force, and fraud were not used, as you allege they were, by my friends or those who voted for me, so as to deprive the proceedings on the 4th day of November, 1862, of all the true characteristics of an election. Large numbers of ...

Protect Your Intellectual Property: An International Guide ...

After use begins. the applicant must submit. lion: with evidence ol'ula (specirrena) and the prescribed feeh), either ii) an Amendment to Allege Use under 37 CF11 2.75, or (2} a Statement ofUee under 3? CFR 2.33. The difference between ...

Hoyt L. Barber &, Robert M. Logan, 1999

Food Regulation: Law, Science, Policy, and Practice

Plaintiffs are therefore required to allege reliance in order to survive a motion to dismiss. . . . Plaintiffs argue that it would be impracticable to require each of the tens of thousands of potential class members to state exactly when and where they ...

Neal D. Fortin, 2011

Code of Federal Regulations

the applicant that the mark is in use in commerce. (f) A timely filed amendment to allege use which meets the minimum requirements specified in paragraph (e) of this section will be examined in accordance with §§2.61 through 2.69. If, as a ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALLEGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term allege is used in the context of the following news items.

Parents allege negligence in suit over daughter's death

When the parents of a 10-year-old girl thought the rash on her arm was just a skin problem, little did they know that it was more than skin deep. «AsiaOne, Jul 15»

Tech bigshots are upset about an alleged 'conspiracy' to reject a …

A group of tech bigshots led by investor Ron Conway have exposed what Conway says is a "conspiracy" to scuttle an art museum funded by ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»

John Touma, a 1980s-era Sydney Roosters player nicknamed …

Investigators allege the cash-in-hand wine business operated only by word of mouth and involved Touma selling “low-quality” wine for $8-$10 ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»

Stalker charged in Sydney's west, police allege

A Sydney woman has fought off an apparent stalker by hitting him with her bag. The 27-year-old woman was getting out of a lift at her home in ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

MQM's organising committee empowers its militant wing, allege …

KARACHI: Hours after arresting Muttahida Qaumi Movement's (MQM) Landhi sector incharge Rukunuddin, the Rangers in a statement alleged ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»

FTII Stir: “The Only People Being Violent Were The Police,” Allege …

Despite arriving one hour late in front of Shastri Bhawan, I thought I would be able to catch the beginning of the planned protest against the ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jul 15»

Attorneys Allege Political Corruption, Innappropriate Behavior in …

The Orange County District Attorney's office has launched an investigation after allegations were made against Santa Ana police officers after a ... «NBC Southern California, Jul 15»

Families allege Sacramento school discriminated in GATE program

Five families have alleged that David Lubin Elementary School in East Sacramento has disproportionately excluded Latino students from its ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»

Sri Lankan Gang Attacked Us, Tore Our Nets, Allege Tamil Nadu …

Sri Lankan Gang Attacked Us, Tore Our Nets, Allege Tamil Nadu Fishermen. Tamil Nadu | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin , Edited by Shyam ... «NDTV, Jul 15»

FTII students allege police high-handedness during Delhi protest

Students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) agitating for the cancellation of TV actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan's ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»