allegement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Allegation.

Word forms

allegement allegements

Etymology

From Middle English allegement, alleggement, from Old French alegement, alegemant, from the verb alegier, from Latin allego (“send for, to bring forth, name, produce in evidence”), from ad (“to”) + lego (“to depute, send”).

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