See Also: Allegation(money)
allegation(dictionary)
allegation(dictionary)
Allegation.(law)
Allegation(law)
ALLEGATION, civil law(law)
ALLEGATION, common law(law)
DEFENSIVE ALLEGATION(law)
ALLEGATION, English ecclesiastical law(law)

allegation (iou)



allegation noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French allegation or Latin allegatio(n-), formed as ALLEGATE: see -ATION.]
The action of making a charge before a legal tribunal; a charge so made. LME.
An excuse, a plea, an alleged reason. LME-E17.
An assertion, esp. one made without proof. M16.
The action of citing an author or document; a quotation. M16-L17.