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allegement

The English word “allegement” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Allegation.

Etymology

From Middle English allegement, alleggement, from Old French alegement, alegemant, from the verb alegier, from Latin allego (“send for, to bring forth, name, produce in evidence”), from ad (“to”) + lego (“to depute, send”).

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