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