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.

Noun

(en noun)

(archaic) Action; the realm of action.

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A wrongful or criminal deed.

* 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , III.ix:

She was empassiond at that piteous act, / With zelous enuy of Greekes cruell fact , / Against that nation [...].

(obsolete) Feat.

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An honest observation.

Something actual as opposed to invented.

* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)

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Something which has become real.

Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.

An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of people.

Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.