The meaning of ALLEGED is accused but not proven or convicted. How to use alleged in a sentence.

ALLEGED meaning: 1. said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no…. Learn more.

Represented as existing or as being as described but not so proved; supposed: an alleged conspiracy; an alleged traitor; an alleged victim of a crime.

It is alleged they deceived the victim into transferring money and providing them with personal information.

to state or claim (something) without proof: [~ + that clause] You allege that my client was at the scene.[be + alleged + to + verb] My client was only alleged to have been there.

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective alleged, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Alleged is an adjective that’s used to describe things that have been claimed. It’s most often used to describe an action or situation, especially a wrongdoing or crime, that someone claims …

ALLEGED meaning: 1 : accused of having done something wrong or illegal but not yet proven guilty; 2 : said to have happened but not yet proven

In law, an allegation is a claim of an unproven fact by a party in a pleading, charge, or defense. Until they can be proved, allegations remain merely assertions. [1]

Definition of alleged adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.