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noun (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
noun statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
originBorrowed from Middle French allégation, from Latin allegatio, from allegare. By surface analysis, allege + -ation, see allege.
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