What does ALLEGEDLY mean?
Definitions for ALLEGEDLY
al·leged·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
allegedlyadverb
according to what has been alleged
"he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife"
Wiktionary
allegedlyadverb
According to someone's allegation.
The suspect was allegedly involved in the robbery, but his alibi placed him in another state at the time.
allegedlyadverb
According to someone's conspicuous impressions (which could be alleged ensuingly).
The game is allegedly exciting.
Wikipedia
allegedly
In law, an allegation is a claim of an unproven fact by a party in a pleading, charge, or defense. Until they can be proved, allegations remain merely assertions.
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allegedly
"Allegedly" is an adverb used to convey that something has been stated or claimed, often without providing proof or evidence. It often implies doubt or skepticism regarding the truth of the assertion, suggesting it may be subject to verification or investigation. It is typically used in legal and media contexts to avoid potential accusations of libel or slander until the issue is officially settled.
British National Corpus
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ALLEGEDLY' in Adverbs Frequency: #422
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ALLEGEDLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ALLEGEDLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of ALLEGEDLY in a Sentence
The fact that a sheriff's deputy allegedly battered a patient at San Francisco General Hospital is unnerving, what's worse is that he's also alleged to have perjured himself on a police report, unforgivable conduct that led to the arrest of the innocent victim.
According to Ms. DeRosa, Ms. Kaplan read the letter to the head of the advocacy group Times Up [Tchen], and both of them allegedly suggested that, without the statements about Ms. Boylan’s interactions with male colleagues, the letter was fine, ms. DeRosa reported back to the governor that Ms. Kaplan and the head of Times Up thought the letter was okay with some changes, as did [Cuomo ally Steve] Cohen, but everyone else thought it was a bad idea.
It’s kind of bizarre, I’ve never known anyone to (allegedly) do something like this before. It’s crazy to have interacted with someone like that. The last time I saw him was probably in about June of 2011, and he seemed fine. I just remember him being really nice, very polite.
As for Russian tanks, allegedly crossing Russian-Ukrainian border, we've commented on this before -- there are no Russian tanks or army in Ukraine, such accusations are not true.
Our landmark lawsuit against the Biden administration for allegedly colluding with social media companies to censor freedom of speech has uncovered a vast ‘censorship enterprise,’ we plan to depose key Biden administration officials, and will continue to work to expose the federal government’s efforts to censor free speech.
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- يزعمArabic
- presumptamentCatalan, Valencian
- údajně, prýCzech
- angiveligDanish
- angeblich, vermeintlichGerman
- supuestamenteSpanish
- گفتهPersian
- prétendumentFrench
- לכאורהHebrew
- कथित तौर परHindi
- állítólag, vélhetőlegHungarian
- presuntoItalian
- 伝えられるところではJapanese
- angivelig, visstnokNorwegian
- przypuszczalnie, rzekomoPolish
- supostamentePortuguese
- якобы, будто быRussian
- åberopat, försäkrat, påståttSwedish
- கூறப்படும்Tamil
- iddiaya göre, sözdeTurkish
- مبینہ طور پرUrdu
- bị cáo buộcVietnamese
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