allegation

申し立て、疑惑

まだ証明されていない主張。特に、誰かが悪いことをしたという訴え。

やさしい英語で： A statement that something is true, often that someone did something wrong, without proof yet.

• She denied the allegation.
• Police investigated allegations of corruption.
• There is no evidence to support the allegation that he lied.

使い方： allegation that… (They denied the allegation that they had cheated.); allegation of something (Police are investigating an allegation of theft.); allegation against someone (The allegation against the manager was never proved.)

類義語： claim, accusation

よく使う表現： allegation against someone, allegation of fraud, deny an allegation, allegation of theft