allege
/əˈledʒ/verb
reporting verb
- claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof that this is the case（尤指无证据地）声称, 断言（某人做非法事情或坏事）：
with clause he alleged that he had been assaulted他声称自己被殴
with obj. and infinitive the offences are alleged to have been committed outside the woman's home据称犯罪发生在该女子家门外
he is alleged to have assaulted five men.
他被指控殴打了五名男子。
词源
Middle English （in the sense 'declare on oath'）： from Old French esligier, based on Latin lis, lit- 'lawsuit'; confused in sense with Latin allegare 'allege'.