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Definition of: allegation
(al′ə·gā′shən) noun
The act of alleging.
2. That which is alleged; a formal assertion.
3. Something alleged without proof.
4. Law The assertion of a party to a suit, which he undertakes to prove. [<L allegatio, -onis <allegare send a message < ad- to + legare commission]
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