Thesaurus results for ALLEGATION

allegation

noun

Definition of allegation

as in accusation

a statement saying that someone has done something wrong or illegal The police are investigating allegations that the mayor has accepted bribes. The mayor denies the allegations against him.

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Recent Examples of allegation The allegations against him remain unproven, and he is entitled to the full protections of the United States Constitution. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 This process allows the university to investigate allegations and hold students accountable under university policy. — Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The allegations could call into question the soundness of criminal cases based on the involved officers’ arrests. — Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 The revised indictment adds conspiracy to commit torture to the existing prosecution and extends the narcoterrorism conspiracy allegation to Flores, who had not previously faced that charge. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for allegation

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El-Sayed, an American of Egyptian descent who would be the first Muslim senator if elected, has rankled at the GOP accusations, including in a recent TV interview.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
In a letter to Powell Friday, Escobar’s attorney, Delia Ibarra, demanded that Powell stop repeating the accusation and withdraw his complaint.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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Federal prosecutors brought charges against Cuban military personnel in 2003, but Castro himself was not named as a defendant until the superseding indictment filed this year.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
The state charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder is based largely on a federal indictment announced in May that included charges of murder and destruction of an airplane.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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