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# alleged

adjective (alleged); verb (past of «allege»: allege, alleges, alleged, alleging)

«alleged» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Alleged means said to be true, or said to have happened, but not yet proven. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alleged/#m1)
2. (law, news) An alleged crime or alleged thief is one that someone has accused, but a court has not yet decided. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alleged/#m2)
3. (verb) If someone alleged something, they claimed it was true without proving it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alleged/#m3)

### In the lessons

In news and media lessons, «alleged» is an important word: reporters use it to be fair because a person is innocent until proven guilty. In stories and playground arguments, an «alleged» thing is just a claim. Phrases: «the alleged attack», «allegedly», «it is alleged that».

### Examples

- The newspaper wrote about the alleged robbery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alleged/#x1)
- The alleged thief has not been found guilty yet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alleged/#x2)
- My brother alleged that I ate his chocolate, but he had no proof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alleged/#x3)
- The man denied the alleged crime in court. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alleged/#x4)
- It is alleged that the money went missing on Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alleged/#x5)
- The so-called alleged monster in the lake has never been photographed clearly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alleged/#x6)
- Reporters say «alleged» until a judge decides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alleged/#x7)
- About them many stories are current, generally having reference to their alleged jealousies and disputes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alleged/#x8)

### Note

Pronounced «a-LEJD», two syllables. Spelled with «-ged», not «-dged». Adverb: «allegedly». Trap: «alleged» does not mean false; it means not yet proven either way.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «alleged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alleged/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«alleged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alleged.html) on Mova free.