allegation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
    • an allegation of malpractice
  2. noun statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
    allegement.

WordNet

Al`le*ga"tion noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  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 1913