To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact.

To assert or claim; generally refers to certain facts claimed to be true by the prosecution.

To claim or declare that something is so.

To accuse before proving with evidence.

report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

To suggest that something is true without necessarily being able to prove it.

To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble.

To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending.

To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge.