'allegation' definitions:
Definition of 'allegation'
From: WordNet
noun
(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"
noun
Statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove [syn: allegation, allegement]
Synonyms of 'allegation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accusal,
- accusation,
- accusing,
- address,
- admission,
- affidavit,
- affirmance,
- affirmation,
- allegement,
- announcement,
- annunciation,
- answer,
- apostrophe,
- arraignment,
- assertion,
- asseveration,
- attest,
- attestation,
- averment,
- avouchment,
- avowal,
- bill,
- bill of complaint,
- bill of particulars,
- blame,
- bringing of charges,
- bringing to book,
- charge,
- claim,
- comment,
- complaint,
- compurgation,
- conclusion,
- count,
- crack,
- creed,
- declaration,
- delation,
- denouncement,
- denunciation,
- deposition,
- dictum,
- disclosure,
- enunciation,
- exclamation,
- expression,
- greeting,
- impeachment,
- implication,
- imputation,
- indictment,
- information,
- innuendo,
- insinuation,
- instrument in proof,
- interjection,
- ipse dixit,
- lawsuit,
- laying of charges,
- legal evidence,
- libel,
- manifesto,
- mention,
- narratio,
- nolle prosequi,
- nonsuit,
- note,
- observation,
- Parthian shot,
- phrase,
- plaint,
- position,
- position paper,
- positive declaration,
- predicate,
- predication,
- proclamation,
- profession,
- pronouncement,
- proposition,
- prosecution,
- protest,
- protestation,
- question,
- reflection,
- remark,
- reproach,
- say,
- say-so,
- saying,
- sentence,
- stance,
- stand,
- statement,
- statement of facts,
- subjoinder,
- suit,
- sworn evidence,
- sworn statement,
- sworn testimony,
- taxing,
- testimonial,
- testimonium,
- testimony,
- thought,
- true bill,
- unspoken accusation,
- utterance,
- veiled accusation,
- vouch,
- witness,
- word