alleged

al-leged · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Said or claimed to be the case without proof; supposed.

  2. 2.

    Accused but not yet proven guilty.

Related words

Antonyms: confirmed, proven, verified
See also: accused, allegations, allege, allegedly
Synonyms: accused, claimed, purported, supposed

Etymology

Past participle of allege, from Old French eslegier ("to vindicate, justify"), from Latin allegare ("to dispatch, send on business; cite, adduce"), from ad- ("to") + legare ("to depute, commission").