allegation C1 Topic:Law & Government US /ˌæl.ɪˈɡæɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #20077 Meanings 1 noun A claim, usually an accusation, that someone has done something wrong, made without proof. She made several serious allegations against her former employer. 2 noun A formal accusation made in a court of law. The company faces allegations of fraud. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a claim, usually an... accusation 2 noun · a formal accusation made in... allegement More assertioncensurechargecriminationimpeachment Word family Forms allegations Derived forms misallegationreallegation Related forms allegatorallege Etymology AI details Borrowed from Middle French allégation, from Latin allegatio, from allegare. By surface analysis, allege + -ation, see allege. allegatio Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # allegation **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌæl.ɪˈɡæɪ.ʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 20077 ## Meanings 1. A claim, usually an accusation, that someone has done something wrong, made without proof. 2. A formal accusation made in a court of law. ## Examples - She made several serious allegations against her former employer. - The company faces allegations of fraud. ## Synonyms - accusation - assertion - censure - charge - crimination - impeachment ## Derived Forms - misallegation - reallegation ## Related Forms - allegator - allege ## Roots and Affixes - Root: allegatio ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French allégation, from Latin allegatio, from allegare. By surface analysis, allege + -ation, see allege. ## AI Etymology Allegation is borrowed from Middle French allégation, from Latin allegatio, from allegare. By surface analysis, allege plus -ation, see allege. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a noun, allegation denotes a claim, usually an accusation, that someone has done something wrong, made without proof and a formal accusation made in a court of law. The same word family continues in derived forms such as misallegation and reallegation and related entries such as allegator and allege. ## Topics - Law & Government - Register & Style markdown