allegation
Noun
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(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law) (synset 107250737)
"an allegation of malpractice"domain category: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityhypernym: accusal, accusation - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilthyponym:
- grievance - an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
- lodgement, lodgment - bringing a charge or accusation against someone
- plaint - (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
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Statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove (synset 106743935)
hypernym: claim - an assertion that something is true or factualhyponym: bill of particulars - the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meetsynonym: allegement
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