society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > pleading > maintain by argument in court [verb (transitive)] > allege in course of pleadings (2)
transitive. To set out, allege, plead (a cause, reason, etc.); to put forward in support of an argument, point of view, etc. In later use only in…
Law. intransitive. To put forward any allegation or formal statement forming part of the proceedings in an action at law. Also transitive: to…