All 3 Uses of
allege
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- The Haverfords had dispatched Maycomb's leading blacksmith in a misunderstanding arising from the alleged wrongful detention of a mare, were imprudent enough to do it in the presence of three witnesses, and insisted that the-son-of-a-bitch-had-it-coming-to-him was a good enough defense for anybody.
p. 5.4alleged = claimed (but not proven)
- This practice allegedly overcame a variety of evils: standing in front of his fellows encouraged good posture and gave a child poise; delivering a short talk made him word-conscious; learning his current event strengthened his memory; being singled out made him more than ever anxious to return to the Group.
p. 279.6allegedly = in the manner of something said to be true, but not proven
- We squandered our first nickels on the House of Horrors, which scared us not at all; we entered the black seventh-grade room and were led around by the temporary ghoul in residence and were made to touch several objects alleged to be component parts of a human being.
p. 295.2 *alleged = claimed (but not proven)
Definition:
claim
(In law, this is something that is said and is in need of proof or disproof.)
(In law, this is something that is said and is in need of proof or disproof.)