allegation of fraud

/ˌæləˈɡeɪʃn əv ˈfrɔːd/

noun phrase

  1. A statement saying that someone has done something dishonest to get money or goods illegally, made without proof and not yet shown to be true.

    B2

    countable; plural: allegations of fraudformal, legal

    • "The company denied the allegation of fraud."B1
    • "The bank is investigating an allegation of fraud against one of its managers."B1
    • "The allegation of fraud remains unsubstantiated, and no charges have been filed."C1

Common mistakes

  • an allegation of a fraud→an allegation of fraud

    "Fraud" is uncountable here, so no article is used.

  • accuse someone with fraud→accuse someone of fraud

    Use "accuse ... of", or keep the noun phrase "allegation of fraud".

Collocations

deny an allegation of fraudface an allegation of fraudinvestigate an allegation of fraudserious allegation of fraudunproven allegation of fraud

Word family

allegationallegeallegedallegedlyfraudfraudulentfraudster