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Allegation vs Conjecture - What's the difference?

allegation | conjecture |

As nouns the difference between allegation and conjecture

is that allegation is an assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts while conjecture is a statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.

As a verb conjecture is

to guess; to venture an unproven idea.

allegation

English

Noun

(wikipedia allegation) (en noun)
  • An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
    • She put forth several allegations regarding her partner in hopes of discrediting his actions.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011
    • , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian 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."}}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2004
    • , date=April 15 , author= , title=Morning swoop in hunt for Jodi's killer , work=The Scotsman citation , page= , passage=A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said: "We can confirm that a 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Jodi Jones. A 45-year-old has also been arrested in connection with allegations of attempting to pervert the course of justice. A report on this has been sent to the procurator fiscal." }}
  • The act of alleging.

    • Related terms

    () * allegator * allege

    conjecture

    English

    Noun

  • (formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a .
    • I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not.
  • (formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
    • The physicist used his conjecture about subatomic particles to design an experiment.
  • (mathematics, philology) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally (l).
  • (obsolete) of signs and omens.

    • Synonyms

    * * See also

    Related terms

    * conject * conjectural

    Verb

    (conjectur)
  • (formal) To ; to venture an unproven idea.
    • I do not know if it is true; I am simply conjecturing here.
  • * South
    • Human reason can then, at the best, but conjecture what will be.

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