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Upholding vs Allegation - What's the difference?

upholding | allegation | Related terms |

Upholding is a related term of allegation.


As nouns the difference between upholding and allegation

is that upholding is the act by which something is upheld while allegation is allegation.

As a verb upholding

is .

upholding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is upheld.
  • * 2010 , Tom S. Clark, The Limits of Judicial Independence

    • Anagrams

    * English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    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