allegation
noun
ADJ. damaging, serious | false, unfounded, unproven, unsubstantiated, untrue, wild | true The defendants in the libelcase maintain that their allegationsare true.| fresh, further, new There have been fresh allegationsof atrocities.| widespread | corruption
VERB + ALLEGATION make, publish | retract, withdraw I advise you to withdraw your allegation before I contact my lawyer.| be at the centre of, be confronted with, face the school at the centre of these allegations| deny, dismiss, dispute, reject | answer, counter, refute The minister has the right to answer specific allegations. He will need to counter allegations that he accepted money from criminals.| prove, support The committee found no evidence to support allegations of smuggling.| disprove It took over two months to disprove the allegation.| give rise to, lead to, prompt, provoke The sudden collapse of the business led to allegations of corrupt dea| examine, investigate, look into, probe (used in journalism) The governor of the prison is investigating allegations that a prisoner was attacked and beaten by a prison warder.
PREP. amid/amidst ~ He hasresigned amid corruptionallegations.| ~ about/concerning allegationsabout the president's private life| ~ against He has made certainallegations against the company.
