1
: accused but not proven or convicted
an alleged burglar
2
: asserted to be true or to exist
an alleged miracle
an alleged conspiracy
allegedly
adverb
She allegedly stole the money. [=she is alleged to have stolen the money]
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
He was arrested a month after the alleged murder.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Nigeria is one of only seven countries where a person can be sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
—Sean Nelson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Taylor Swift‘s The Life of a Showgirl is already stirring up some alleged beef between the singer and Charli xcx.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Alleged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alleged. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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alleged
adjective
al·leged
ə-ˈlejd, -ˈle-jəd 
1
: asserted to be true
especially
: stated in an allegation
alleged crimes
2
: accused but not yet proven or convicted
trial of alleged war criminals—R. G. Neumann
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