- alleged
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Alleged — (1974 2000) était un cheval de course pur sang anglais né aux États Unis, fils de Hoist the Flag et Princess Pout, par Prince John. Yearling, Alleged passa sur le ring et fit grimper les enchères jusqu à la somme relativement modeste de… … Wikipédia en Français
alleged — al·leged /ə lejd, le jəd/ adj 1: asserted to be true; esp: stated in an allegation alleged crimes 2: accused but not yet proven or convicted trial of alleged war criminals R. G. Neumann Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
alleged — alleged, allegedly 1. Alleged is pronounced as two syllables, and allegedly as four. 2. Their role is to distinguish an unproven accusation (i.e., an allegation) from a proven fact or event (the victim of the alleged fraud / their alleged… … Modern English usage
alleged — [ə lejd′, ə lej′id] adj. 1. so declared, but without proof or legal conviction [the alleged assassin] 2. called by this term, but perhaps improperly so; so called [his alleged friends] allegedly adv … English World dictionary
alleged — (adj.) mid 15c., quoted, pp. adjective from ALLEGE (Cf. allege). Attested from 1610s in sense of brought forth in court; 1670s as asserted but not proved … Etymology dictionary
alleged — [adj] asserted, often doubtful averred, declared, described, dubious, ostensible, pretended, professed, purported, questionable, so called, stated, supposed, suspect, suspicious; concept 552 Ant. certain, definite, sure … New thesaurus
alleged — al|leged [əˈledʒd] adj [only before noun] formal an alleged crime, fact etc is one that someone says has happened or is true, although it has not been proved alleged offence/crime/incident etc ▪ their alleged involvement in international… … Dictionary of contemporary English
alleged — adjective Date: 15th century 1. asserted to be true or to exist < an alleged miracle > 2. questionably true or of a specified kind ; supposed, so called < bought an alleged antique vase > 3. accused but not proven or convicted … New Collegiate Dictionary
alleged — [[t]əle̱ʤd[/t]] ♦♦ ADJ: ADJ n An alleged fact has been stated but has not been proved to be true. [FORMAL] They have begun a hunger strike in protest at the alleged beating. ...a list of alleged war criminals. Derived words: allegedly… … English dictionary
alleged — /euh lejd , euh lej id/, adj. 1. declared or stated to be as described; asserted: The alleged murderer could not be located for questioning. 2. doubtful; suspect; supposed: The alleged cure all produced no results when it was tested by reputable… … Universalium
alleged — adjective (only before noun) an alleged fact, quality etc is supposed to be true although there is no proof that it actually is: reports of alleged police brutality … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
