Alleged Common

Alleged has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

simple past tense and past participle of allege

"The police arrested him on an alleged charge of theft."

In plain English: I cannot define "alleged" as a verb because it is not used that way; people only use it to describe something claimed or said without proof, usually with the noun form like an alleged crime.

"The police will not arrest him until he is alleged to have committed the crime."

Adjective

declared but not proved

"alleged abuses of housing benefits"

alleged

doubtful or suspect

"these so-called experts are no help"

alleged so-called supposed

Asserted but not proved.

"The police detained him on the basis of an alleged theft that had never been proven in court."

Example Sentences

"The police will not arrest him until he is alleged to have committed the crime." verb

"The police do not allege that anyone is guilty until proven in court." verb

"He did not want to allege such serious accusations without evidence." verb

"No one should feel afraid if someone alleges wrongdoing against them." verb