Allege

  • 11allege — UK US /əˈledʒ/ verb [T] ► to state that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof: »It is alleged that he used his influential position to steal thousands of pounds of company profits …

    Financial and business terms

  • 12allege — (v.) c.1300. It has the form of one French verb and the meaning of another. The form is Anglo French aleger, O.Fr. eslegier to clear at law, from L. ex out of (see EX (Cf. ex )) and litigare bring suit (see LITIGATE (Cf. litigate)); however… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 13allege — *adduce, cite, advance Analogous words: affirm, *assert, declare, profess, avouch, avow: recite, recount, rehearse, state (see RELATE) Antonyms: contravene: (in law) traverse Contrasted words: *deny, contradict, gainsay, negative, impugn: * …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 14allege — [v] assert; claim adduce, advance, affirm, asservate, aver, avouch, avow, charge, cite, declare, depose, lay, maintain, offer, plead, present, profess, put forward, recite, recount, state, testify; concept 49 Ant. contradict, deny, disagree,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 15allegé — Allegé, ou Allegément, ou Allegeance, Leuatio, Alleuatio, Leuamen, Leuamentum …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 16allegé — Allegé, [alleg]ée. part …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 17allege — [ə lej′] vt. alleged, alleging [ME aleggen, to produce as evidence; form < OFr esligier < VL * exlitigare < L ex , out of + litigare (see LITIGATE); meaning infl. by OFr alleguer, declare on oath < L allegare, to send, mention, adduce …

    English World dictionary

  • 18Allège — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Une allège désigne : L allège, chaland utilisé pour charger les navires. L allège, élément d architecture entre le plancher et la baie d une fenêtre …

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  • 19allege */*/ — UK [əˈledʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms allege : present tense I/you/we/they allege he/she/it alleges present participle alleging past tense alleged past participle alleged to say that something is true or that someone has done something… …

    English dictionary

  • 20ALLÉGE — s. f. T. de Marine. Embarcation qui sert à alléger un bâtiment, à le décharger de ce qu il y a de trop, ainsi qu à le charger. L allége d un bâtiment. Il y a des alléges assez grandes pour pouvoir naviguer le long des côtes. ALLÉGE, en termes d… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)