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TOEFL BNC: 3459 COCA: 3516

allegation

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
allegation /ˌælɪˈgeɪʃən/ noun
plural allegations
allegation
/ˌælɪˈgeɪʃən/
noun
plural allegations
Learner's definition of ALLEGATION
[count]
: a statement saying that someone has done something wrong or illegal指控
TOEFL BNC: 3459 COCA: 3516

allegation

noun

al·​le·​ga·​tion ˌa-li-ˈgā-shən How to pronounce allegation (audio)
1
: the act of alleging something
2
: a positive assertion especially of misconduct
Some former colleagues have made serious allegations against him.
specifically : a statement by a party to a legal action of what the party undertakes to prove
3
: an assertion unsupported and by implication regarded as unsupportable

Example Sentences

The police are investigating allegations that the mayor has accepted bribes. There have been allegations of fraud in the city government. You're making a serious allegation. Do you have any proof?
Recent Examples on the Web Huizar, who has pleaded not guilty to unrelated charges of taking bribes from downtown real estate developers, denied the allegation. Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 Washington, the Pakistani military and the government of Khan’s successor, Shahbaz Sharif, have all denied the allegation. Munir Ahmed, ajc, 25 Aug. 2022 Ratray, who denied the allegation in a phone call with CNN, is currently facing domestic violence charges stemming from an unrelated incident in Oklahoma last December involving his then-girlfriend. Chloe Melas, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 Washington, the Pakistani military and Sharif's government have all denied the allegation. Munir Ahmed, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2022 Sanz’ lawyer, Andrew Brettler, has denied the allegation, saying that the woman sought a $7.5 million payout before filing the suit last year. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Aug. 2022 Washington, the Pakistani military, and Sharif’s government have all denied the allegation. Munir Ahmed, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Ross denied the allegation, and the league’s findings said nobody at the team, including Ross, instructed Flores to throw games. Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2022 Department of Corrections spokesman Benjamin Jarvela denied the allegation, saying via email that Virginia does not use solitary confinement. Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see allege

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of allegation was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 3459 COCA: 3516
allegation

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ALLEGATION | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdamaging, serious詆譭性的/嚴肅的指控baseless, false, spurious, unfounded, unproven, unsubstantiated, untrue, wild沒有根據的/虛假的/偽造的/無證據的/未經證實的/經不起推敲的/不實的/荒誕的指控malicious惡意的指控defamatory誹謗的言辭credible, true可信的/真實的陳述The defendants in the libel case maintain that their allegations are true.誹謗案的被告堅稱他們的說法是真實的。fresh, further, new新的指控;進一步的指控There have been fresh allegations of atrocities.又有關於暴行的新指控。widespread廣泛流傳的說法corruption, fraud, rape腐敗/詐騙/強姦指控VERB + ALLEGATIONlevel, make, publish, report提出指控;宣稱;公開指控;報道指控retract, withdraw收回/撤銷指控I advise you to withdraw your allegation before I contact my lawyer.我建議你在我同我的律師聯繫之前收回你的指控。be at the centre/center of, be confronted with, face位於指控的中心;面臨指控;面對指控the school at the centre / center of these allegations面臨多項指控、處於風口浪尖的學校admit承認指控She refused to admit the allegations.她不承認這些指控。deny, dismiss, dispute, reject否認/駁回/質疑/不承認指控answer, contest, counter, refute回應/質疑/反駁/駁斥指控The president has the right to answer specific allegations.總統有權回應各種具體的指控。He will need to counter allegations that he accepted money from criminals.他需要對他曾接受過罪犯賄賂的指控加以反駁。confirm, prove, support確認/證實/支持指控The committee found no evidence to support allegations of smuggling.委員會沒有發現能夠支持走私指控的證據。disprove證明指控不成立It took over two months to disprove the allegation.證明該指控不成立用了兩個多月的時間。give rise to, lead to, prompt, provoke導致⋯說法;引發⋯指控The sudden collapse of the business led to allegations of corrupt deals.企業的突然倒閉引出腐敗交易的種種說辭。examine, investigate, look into, probe (used in journalism新聞用語) 調查指控;查究指控The governor of the prison is investigating allegations that a prisoner was attacked and beaten by a prison warden.典獄長正在調查一位監獄看守攻擊和毆打一名犯人的指控。PREPOSITIONamid allegation在指控聲中He has resigned amid corruption allegations.他在腐敗的指控聲中辭職了。allegation about, allegation concerning關於⋯的說法allegations about the president's private life關於總統私生活的種種說法allegation against針對⋯的指控He has made certain allegations against the company.他已經對這家公司提出了若干指控。

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