Allegation vs Grievance - What's the difference?
allegation | grievance |
An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
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The act of alleging.
(countable) Something which causes grief.
A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
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A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.
* If you want the problem fixed, you'll have to file a grievance with the city.
As nouns the difference between allegation and grievance
is that allegation is allegation while grievance is (countable) something which causes grief.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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grievance
English
(wikipedia grievance)Alternative forms
* grievaunce (archaic)Noun
(en noun)Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- Wayne Rooney spent much of the game remonstrating with Oliver about his own grievances and, in the interest of balance, there were certainly occasions when United had legitimate complaints.
citation, passage=Throughout the 1500s, the populace roiled over a constellation of grievances of which the forest emerged as a key focal point. The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood.}}