allegation

/ˌælɪˈɡeɪʃən/

noun

  1. a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, which has not yet been proved

    B2

    countableformal

    • "The police are investigating an allegation of theft."B1
    • "The politician denied the allegations made against him."B2
    • "The report contains serious allegations of corruption within the organization."C1
    • "She faced several allegations during her career."B2

Common mistakes

  • allegation→alligation

    Alligation is a mathematical method for mixing different concentrations.

Collocations

make an allegationdeny an allegationserious allegationfalse allegationallegation of corruptionallegation of fraudallegation of misconduct

Word family

allegeallegedallegedly