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- Dictionaryal·leged/əˈlej(ə)d/
adjective
- 1. (of an incident or a person) said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality: "the alleged conspirators"
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The meaning of ALLEGED is accused but not proven or convicted. How to use alleged in a sentence.
ALLEGED definition: 1. said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no…. Learn more.
adjective. declared or stated to be as described; asserted: The alleged murderer could not be located for questioning. doubtful; suspect; supposed: The alleged cure-all produced no results when it was tested by reputable doctors. alleged. / əˈlɛdʒd / adjective. stated or described to be such; presumed. the alleged murderer. dubious.
to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof: [ + (that) ] The two men allege (that) the police forced them to make false confessions. [ + to infinitive ] She is alleged to have been at the centre of an international drug ring.
1. : to assert without proof or before proving. a report alleging that the company deliberately overcharged its customers. She is alleged to have stolen more than $50,000 over the course of several years. 2. : to bring forward as a reason or excuse. 3. archaic : to adduce or bring forward as a source or authority. Did you know?
A claim or statement that is alleged hasn't been proven true — if you're an alleged murderer, you've been accused but not convicted. When a fact is alleged, there is doubt about its accuracy.
said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof: It took 15 years for the alleged criminals (= people thought to be criminals) to prove their innocence. Fewer examples. Several alleged drug lords will be put on trial.
If you accuse someone of committing a crime but the proof of the wrongdoing isn't yet found, use the verb allege. You might allege that your sister broke a vase, just because no one else was home when you heard the crash. If you ever watch news programs, you often hear the verb allege.
(əledʒd) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] An alleged fact has been stated but has not been proved to be true. [formal] They have begun a hunger strike in protest at the alleged beating. ...a list of alleged war criminals. allegedly (əledʒɪdli)adverb. His van allegedly struck the two as they were crossing a street.
Allege is most commonly used in a legal context and in journalism in reports about crime or other wrongdoing before it has been proven or before someone has been convicted. Using the word alleged allows journalists to talk about allegations without seeming to presume guilt (and getting sued for libel ).
