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alleged

UK
/əˈlɛdʒd/
US
/əˈlɛdʒd/

Translations

allegedpast participle
UK
/əˈlɛdʒd/
US
/əˈlɛdʒd/
Used attributively to modify nouns; derives from the past participle of the verb "allege" and is generally ungradable.
allegedadjective
UK
/əˈlɛdʒd/
US
/əˈlɛdʒd/
The alleged thief was caught by the police.
Предполагаемый вор был пойман полицией.
The alleged benefits of the new policy are still under debate.
Мнимые преимущества новой политики все еще обсуждаются.
Synonyms
supposed
asserted
purported
reported
claimed
allegeverb

alleged

Past Simple

alleged
Past Simple
alleged
Past Participle
alleging
Gerund
UK
/əˈlɛdʒ/
US
/əˈlɛdʒ/
The lawyer alleged that the evidence was tampered with.
Адвокат утверждал, что доказательства были подделаны.
Additional translations
обвинятьОбычно в значении неподтверждённого обвинения; чаще в юридическом или новостном стиле.
заявлятьОфициально, особенно в юридическом контексте.
Synonyms
argue
state
profess
maintain
declare
assert
claim
insist
Antonyms
recant
refute
contradict
disavow
retract
deny

Definitions

allegedpast participle
Described or declared (especially of wrongdoing) without having been proven or confirmed.
The alleged fraud cost investors millions.
allegedadjective
Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality.
The alleged thief was brought to court for a hearing.
So-called; regarded as something but not proven or accepted as genuine.
He is the alleged "expert" in the field, but no one has seen his credentials.
allegeverb
To assert or declare something, often without proof.
The lawyer alleged that the evidence was tampered with.
To state a fact formally for the record in a legal pleading, prior to its being proved.
In the complaint, the plaintiffs allege that the company violated antitrust laws.
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