(uh-lej) (Verb)
Meaning:
To assert without proof or before proving.
Usage:
1. The defendant is alleged to have embezzled company funds.
2. Critics allege that the policy could harm the economy.
Read this story to remember this word:
In the chronicles of the realm of Veritas, there lived a scribe whose pen was said to possess the power to unveil the truth behind words, a guardian of facts in a land where to allege was to stir the cauldron of public opinion. Amidst a scandal that threatened to tear the fabric of the kingdom, the scribe wielded her pen not as a sword but as a key, unlocking the truth behind the allegations that whispered through the corridors of power. Her writings reminded the people that while it is easy to allege, the weight of proof is the true measure of justice. Her legacy teaches that allegations, though powerful, must walk hand in hand with evidence, lest the innocent suffer and the truth becomes a casualty in the battle of words, a beacon guiding us towards a justice that is fair and grounded in the solid earth of proof.
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