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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Read has denied the allegations and maintained her innocence.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
Abrego Garcia's lawyers say the MS-13 allegations are based largely on an accusation from a confidential informant who accused him of being a member of the gang in New York, a state where Abrego Garcia has never lived.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
Before her allegations, the incidents had occurred — according to the women — from January 2021 to August 2023.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Last week, protesters chained themselves to campus gates after allegations surfaced in Jewish media that Columbia trustees had reported Khalil to the federal government before his arrest.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
Abrego Garcia's lawyers say the MS-13 allegations are based largely on an accusation from a confidential informant who accused him of being a member of the gang in New York, a state where Abrego Garcia has never lived.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
Before her allegations, the incidents had occurred — according to the women — from January 2021 to August 2023.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Last week, protesters chained themselves to campus gates after allegations surfaced in Jewish media that Columbia trustees had reported Khalil to the federal government before his arrest.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Allegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allegation. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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