Definition of "allege" []

• To assert to be true; affirm: alleging his innocence of the charge. (verb-transitive)
• To assert without or before proof: The indictment alleges that the commissioner took bribes. (verb-transitive)
• To state (a plea or excuse, for example) in support or denial of a claim or accusation: The defendant alleges temporary insanity. (verb-transitive)
• Archaic To bring forward as an authority. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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