allegation
allegation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment I thought their allegation but reasonable. Steele.
- 2.(Law) A statement by a party of what he undertakes to prove, -- usually applied to each separate averment; the charge or matter undertaken to be proved.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is that which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment I thought their allegation but reasonable. Steele called?
- What is a statement by a party of what he undertakes to prove, -- usually applied to each separate averment; the charge or matter undertaken to be proved called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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