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Meaning of the word alleged in English

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alleged

US /əˈledʒd/

UK /əˈledʒd/

Adjective

1.

(of an incident or a person) said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality.

Example:

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the alleged conspirators

Synonym:

supposed so-called claimed professed purported ostensible apparent putative unproven rumored reputed presumed assumed reported declared stated avowed described

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