as in accusation
a statement saying that someone has done something wrong or illegal
The police are investigating allegations that the mayor has accepted bribes. The mayor denies the allegations against him.
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Recent Examples of allegation
No customers have reported identity theft based on the allegations in the suit, according to a court notice.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Among other allegations, Betty Broderick was suspected of conducting a longtime vendetta against the couple, including ramming her car into the two-story brick home on Cypress Avenue.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Williams, who earned $64,000 last year according to state records, didn’t respond to the allegations.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigned Friday amid mounting pressure from Republican state leaders and an escalating investigation into allegations of an affair with an attorney connected to a major redistricting lawsuit.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2026
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Among other allegations, Betty Broderick was suspected of conducting a longtime vendetta against the couple, including ramming her car into the two-story brick home on Cypress Avenue.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Williams, who earned $64,000 last year according to state records, didn’t respond to the allegations.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigned Friday amid mounting pressure from Republican state leaders and an escalating investigation into allegations of an affair with an attorney connected to a major redistricting lawsuit.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allegation
Noun
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Giuliani’s time in office was marked by a crackdown on crime, but race relations eroded as Giuliani defended the police against accusations of bias and brutality.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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In court documents, Gabehart and Spire denied the accusations.—
Chase Jordan
May 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 May 2026
Noun
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His lawyer, Ron Kuby, and Assistant District Attorneys Shalena Howard and Talia Gooding-Williams asked Justice Robert Mandelbaum to dismiss the decades-old indictment and conviction, citing a caseload of new evidence that was not disclosed at Ruiz’s November 1994 trial.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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When public outcry over the Wuhan lab and gain-of-function research increased, the indictment claims that Morens and co-conspirators purposefully moved government communications to private emails in order to hide them from the public.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Allegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allegation. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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