vague allegation

collocation in English

meaningsofvagueandallegation

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vague
adjective
uk
/veɪɡ/us
/veɪɡ/
not clearly expressed, known, described, ...
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allegation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌæl.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌæl.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong ...
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(Definition ofvagueandallegationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the first case, it is rather avagueallegation.
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It is thevagueallegation; the miasma of suspicion; the attribution of base motives; the designation of the unpopular as the villainous.
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It was not avagueallegation.
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No, because it is avagueallegation.
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They had the same complaints as we have now, vague allegations mostly from people who know nothing about it.
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I should like to know what the actual shortage is, because, beyond vague allegations, no figures have been given.
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I totally agree with him that general or vague allegations of promiscuity should not be permitted.
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This involves obtaining evidence of competition, as distinct from vague allegations seeking to play off one supplier against another.
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One, to my mind, was not suitable for consideration by a tribunal at all—the vague allegations mentioned in the terms of reference.
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Let us have the detailed charges against the specific persons and no vague allegations made for political advantage.
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What is interesting about this episode is that it started not with specific complaints from patients but with vague allegations based, possibly, on a misunderstanding of the local policy.
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First, vague allegations are made—disturbing and distressing allegations—then it is asserted that "there is no smoke without fire" and then follow demands for a public inquiry.
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