Vocabulary

allegation

申(もう)し立(た)て

B2 · Upper-intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun
An assertion of misconduct.  A statement by a party to a legal action of what the party undertakes to prove.  An assertion of which there is no solid proof or evidence. 
違法(いほう)行為(こうい)の主張(しゅちょう)。当事者(とうじしゃ)が証明(しょうめい)することを約束(やくそく)する法的(ほうてき)措置(そち)に対(たい)する声明(せいめい)。確固(かっこ)たる証拠(しょうこ)や根拠(こんきょ)のない主張(しゅちょう)。

Examples

  1. The allegation that the XYZ company gave money to the presidential candidate has not been proven.