| 单词 | allege |
| 释义 | allege (once / 193 pages) v If you accuse someone of committing a crime but the proof of the wrongdoing isn't yet found, use the verb allege. You might allege that your sister broke a vase, just because no one else was home when you heard the crash. If you ever watch news programs, you often hear the verb allege. A reporter might say that detectives allege that a certain person, who is now being held without bail, set a fire. This can be confusing: If the person is in jail, then he or she must have set that fire, right? In reality, the person is a suspect, awaiting trial. In our country, people are assumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. That's why we used allege until we know for sure. WORD FAMILYallege: allegation, alleged, alleges, alleging+/allegation: allegations/alleged: allegedly USAGE EXAMPLESSchmidt declined to discuss the alleged role of a third person who was arrested, a 27-year-old woman, citing the ongoing investigation. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The conservancy also alleges the project's environmental impact report was inadequate. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Defense attorney Scott Wood also questioned instructions to the jury and alleged the court wrongly found Kelly guilty of contempt. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) v report or maintain He alleged that he was the victim of a crime Syn|Hypo|Hyper aver, say plead make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts demurenter a demurrer assert, asseverate, maintain state categorically |
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