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Webster 1913 Edition
Allegation
Alˊle-ga′tion
,Noun.
[L.
allegatio
, fr. allegare
, allegatum
, to send a message, cite; later, to free by giving reasons; ad
+ legare
to send, commission. Cf. Allege
and Adlegation
.] 1.
The act of alleging or positively asserting.
2.
That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment
I thought their
allegation
but reasonable. Steele.
3.
(Law)
A statement by a party of what he undertakes to prove, – usually applied to each separate averment; the charge or matter undertaken to be proved.
Webster 1828 Edition
Allegation
ALLEGA'TION
,Noun.
1.
Affirmation; positive assertion or declaration.2.
That which is affirmed or asserted; that which is offered as a plea, excuse or justification.3.
In ecclesiastical courts, a formal complaint, or declaration of charges.