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]
Examples of alleged in a Sentence
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Country singer and rapper Jelly Roll is being sued by Pennsylvania band Jellyroll for alleged trademark infringement.
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EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
On April 20, 2023, eight months after the alleged attack, Evling texted Michelson asking to meet the next day at the gym, according to a copy of the pair’s text string provided by former Los Angeles County Dist.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The alleged practice violates Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, the lawsuit contends, a law the state legislature passed in 2008 to protect people from details of their physical characteristics being collected without their knowledge.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
In January, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced an intense grilling by skeptical U.S. lawmakers about his company’s ties to Beijing and its alleged risk to national security.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
In Florida, in the case involving Trump’s alleged hoarding of classified documents, Judge Aileen Cannon and Jack Smith, the special counsel, have been engaged in a bitter fight over jury instructions—even though there is as yet no jury, let alone a trial date.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
Suggs was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim and not to possess guns.
—Erick Mendoza, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Cantwell objected to the hurdles the earlier bill put in place for individuals to sue for alleged violations of their privacy rights, an E&C aide noted on the call with reporters, like requiring them to notify their state attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission before filing suit.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024
About 150 people were arrested in an alleged 'multi-state' criminal enterprise using drones to smuggle drugs, guns, cellphones and other contraband into Georgia prisons, the governor announced last week.
—Noah Osborne, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
On April 20, 2023, eight months after the alleged attack, Evling texted Michelson asking to meet the next day at the gym, according to a copy of the pair’s text string provided by former Los Angeles County Dist.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The alleged practice violates Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, the lawsuit contends, a law the state legislature passed in 2008 to protect people from details of their physical characteristics being collected without their knowledge.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
In January, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced an intense grilling by skeptical U.S. lawmakers about his company’s ties to Beijing and its alleged risk to national security.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
In Florida, in the case involving Trump’s alleged hoarding of classified documents, Judge Aileen Cannon and Jack Smith, the special counsel, have been engaged in a bitter fight over jury instructions—even though there is as yet no jury, let alone a trial date.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
Suggs was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim and not to possess guns.
—Erick Mendoza, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Cantwell objected to the hurdles the earlier bill put in place for individuals to sue for alleged violations of their privacy rights, an E&C aide noted on the call with reporters, like requiring them to notify their state attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission before filing suit.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024
About 150 people were arrested in an alleged 'multi-state' criminal enterprise using drones to smuggle drugs, guns, cellphones and other contraband into Georgia prisons, the governor announced last week.
—Noah Osborne, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
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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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