allegation-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: a legal accusation or charge brought against someone

Commentary: ALLEGATION[+event][+speech_act][+accusation][+official][+legal]

Examples:
The physician is facing an allegation of malpractice filed by a former patient.
The congressional committee has not yet made formal allegations of corruption against the senator.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: unproven claims or statements

Commentary: ALLEGATION[+event][+speech_act][+claim][-official][+proven]

Examples:
There were vague allegations of misconduct by some member of his staff.
He has denied the allegations that the army was following a policy of torturing prisoners.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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