allegedadjective
uk/əˈledʒd/us/əˈledʒd/formalC1 said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof:
It took 15 years for the alleged criminals (= people thought to be criminals) to prove their innocence.
More examples
- Several alleged drug lords are to be put on trial.
- Opposition parties have protested over alleged vote rigging in the election.
- Less than two weeks ago Gough finally served a writ on Slater, claiming damages for alleged loss of royalties.
- They were in the house when the alleged crime took place.
- He is being hunted by police for his alleged involvement in several murders.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his tools idiom
- accusatory
- accusing
- allegation
- attribute
- attribution
- carry
- chalk sth up
- charge
- condemnation
- contributory negligence
- face the music idiom
- finger-pointing
- frame
- hang
- indictment
- opprobrium
- recrimination
- stitch sb up
- thank sb for sth idiom
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allegedly
adverb uk/əˈledʒ.ɪd.li/us/əˈledʒ.ɪd.li/
Examples
- She was convicted of murdering her drunken and allegedly violent husband.
- Two football players have been arrested after allegedly accepting bribes.
- The shooting was allegedly carried out by two young boys aged 11 and 13.
- He was arrested after allegedly selling drugs to an undercover officer.
- Two doctors are under investigation for allegedly providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes.
C2
That's where he allegedly killed his wife.