allege

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allege alleged

Main Entry: al·lege
Pronunciation: &-'lej
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): al·leged; al·leg·ing
Etymology: Middle English alleggen to submit in evidence or as justification, adduce, from Anglo-French aleger, allegger, probably in part modification of Medieval Latin allegare, from Latin, to send as a representative, adduce in support of a plea (from ad- + legare to depute), in part from Anglo-French aleger to lighten, free, exculpate, from Late Latin alleviare to relieve -- more at <A HREF="/dictionary/legate">LEGATE, <A HREF="/dictionary/alleviate">ALLEVIATE
1 archaic : to adduce or bring forward as a source or authority
2 : to assert without proof or before proving <the newspaper alleges the mayor's guilt>
3 : to bring forward as a reason or excuse