Main Entry:

al·le·ga·tion

Pronunciation:

\ˌa-li-ˈgā-shən\

Function:

noun

Date:

15th century

1: the act of alleging2: a positive assertion ; specifically : a statement by a party to a legal action of what the party undertakes to prove3: an assertion unsupported and by implication regarded as unsupportable <vague allegations of misconduct>