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Allegation vs Nationality - What's the difference?

allegation | nationality |

As nouns the difference between allegation and nationality

is that allegation is an assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts while nationality is membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.

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.
  • nationality

    English

    Noun

    (nationalities)
  • Membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.
  • National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity.
  • A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state.
  • Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity.
  • (archaic) Nationalism or patriotism.
  • Synonyms

    * (membership of a nation or state) affiliation, allegiance, ancestry, citizenship, descent, enfranchisement, ethnicity, national status, naturalization, origin, parentage, race, residence, status * (national character or identity) ancestry, color, colour, ethnicity, identity, origin * (a people) clan, confederation, cultural group, culture, denomination, ethnic group, ethnicity, faith, group, nation, people, persuasion, race, sect, tribe * (political existence as a national entity) autarchy, autonomy, freedom, independence, liberty, nationhood, self-determination, self-government, self-rule, separation, sovereignty * (nationalism) nationalism, patriotic sentiment, patriotism,

    See also

    * naturalize