[əˈlɛdʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof
(e.g: he alleged that he had been assaulted)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘declare on oath’): from Old French esligier, based on Latin lis, lit- ‘lawsuit’; confused in sense with Latin allegare ‘allege’