al·le·ga·tion /ˌælɪˈgeʃən/
 指控,硬說,斷言;主張,陳述,辯護;理由
 Al·le·ga·tion n.
 1. The act of alleging or positively asserting.
 2. That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment
    I thought their allegation but reasonable.   --Steele.
 3. Law A statement by a party of what he undertakes to prove, -- usually applied to each separate averment; the charge or matter undertaken to be proved.
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 allegation
      n 1: (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court
           of law); "an allegation of malpractice"
      2: statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that
         you are prepared to prove [syn: allegement]