allegation
[noun]
Synonyms: claim, accusation, affirmation, assertion, charge, declaration, statement

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English Thesaurus: accusation, allegation, charge, indictment, claim, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

al‧le‧ga‧tion /ˌælɪˈɡeɪʃən/ noun [countable usually plural]
a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, but that has not been proved
allegations of corruption/fraud/misconduct etc
Mr Singh has strongly denied the allegations of sexual harassment.
allegation that
an allegation that senior government figures were involved
allegation against
The teacher made serious allegations against a colleague.
allegation of
A committee will investigate allegations of racial discrimination.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

allegation
noun
ADJ. damaging, serious | false, unfounded, unproven, unsubstantiated, untrue, wild | true The defendants in the libel case maintain that their allegations are true.
fresh, further, new There have been fresh allegations of atrocities.
widespread | corruption
VERB + ALLEGATION make, publish | retract, withdraw I advise you to withdraw your allegation before I contact my lawyer.
be at the centre of, be confronted with, face the school at the centre of these allegations
deny, dismiss, dispute, reject | answer, counter, refute The minister has the right to answer specific allegations. He will need to counter allegations that he accepted money from criminals.
prove, support The committee found no evidence to support allegations of smuggling.
disprove It took over two months to disprove the allegation.
give rise to, lead to, prompt, provoke The sudden collapse of the business led to allegations of corrupt dea
examine, investigate, look into, probe (used in journalism) The governor of the prison is investigating allegations that a prisoner was attacked and beaten by a prison warder.
PREP. amid/amidst ~ He has resigned amid corruption allegations.
~ about/concerning allegations about the president's private life | ~ against He has made certain allegations against the company.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

accusation a statement saying that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad:
The army has faced accusations of racism.
allegation a public statement accusing someone of doing something although it has not been proved:
He denied allegations that he received a bribe.
Police are investigating allegations of corruption.
charge an official statement by the police accusing someone of a crime and saying that they must go to court, or a statement saying that someone has done something bad, made by anyone:
He appeared in court on a murder charge.
She denied the charge that the article had been misleading.
indictment law especially American English an official written statement accusing someone of a crime so that they will be judged under the American legal system:
He is under indictment for credit card fraud.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

claim a statement that something is true, even though it has not been proved:
It is difficult to believe some of the manufacturer's claims for its products.
allegation a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, but that has not been proved:
He has strongly denied the allegations of sexual harassment.
assertion formal something that you say or write that you strongly believe:
the assertion that house prices are falling
contention formal a strong opinion that someone expresses:
Her main contention is that doctors should do more to encourage healthy eating.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

claim to say that something is true, even though it has not been proved:
He claims that he didn’t see anything.
She claims to be a descendant of Charles Dickens.
allege to claim that someone did something wrong or illegal, although you do not give any proof:
It is alleged that he murdered his wife.
Patients allege that the two firms failed to warn doctors about the dangers of taking the drugs over a long period.
maintain to repeatedly say that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you:
He continued to maintain his innocence, even after he was sent to prison.
My mother always maintains that I learned to talk at six months.
insist to say very firmly that something is true:
She insists that Tom was there, although he denies it.
Turkey insists that there is more than enough water in the two rivers for all three countries.
assert formal to state that something is true – used especially in formal writing when reporting someone’s opinion:
They assert that children work better on their own.
The Environment Minister asserted that one third of the country’s cities had major pollution problems.
contend formal to claim that something is true, especially when other people disagree with you:
Lawyers contend that his back problems were due to an existing injury, not the accident.
It is possible, as Kennedy contends, that her medical condition is caused by her work.
false
His claims were later found to be false.
unfounded/unsubstantiated (=not based on truth or evidence)
These claims of discrimination are completely unfounded.
extravagant claims (=clearly not true)
Some manufacturers make extravagant claims for their products.
competing claims
the competing claims of the political parties
conflicting claims (=saying that different things are true)
The reports contained conflicting claims of the number of people killed.
make a claim
He made extravagant claims about the benefits of the diet.
deny a claim (=say it is not true)
Government officials denied claims that the country possessed chemical weapons.
dispute/reject a claim (=say it is not true)
The Prime Minister rejected claims of a disagreement within his party.
support a claim
The court found no evidence to support her claim.
back up a claim (=support it)
They challenged him to back up his claims with evidence.
accept a claim
Many scientists were reluctant to accept his claims.
challenge a claim (=say that you do not believe it is true)
Washington continued to challenge the claim that global warming is partly caused by carbon dioxide.
investigate a claim
Detectives are investigating claims that the two officials took bribes.
allegation a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, but that has not been proved:
He has strongly denied the allegations of sexual harassment.
assertion formal something that you say or write that you strongly believe:
the assertion that house prices are falling
contention formal a strong opinion that someone expresses:
Her main contention is that doctors should do more to encourage healthy eating.

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