Allegation vs Avowal - What's the difference?
allegation | avowal |
An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
* {{quote-news, year=2011
, date=December 14
, author=Steven Morris
, title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave
, work=Guardian
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, date=April 15
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, title=Morning swoop in hunt for Jodi's killer
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The act of alleging.
As nouns the difference between allegation and avowal
is that allegation is allegation while avowal is an open declaration of affirmation or admission of knowledge.allegation
English
Noun
(wikipedia allegation) (en noun)- She put forth several allegations regarding her partner in hopes of discrediting his actions.
citation, page= , passage=Philip Miles, defending, said: "This was a single instance, there was no allegation of continuing behaviour over a long period of time."}}
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