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..6alleged = 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. 326..9allegedly = 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. 344..5 *alleged = claimed (but not proven)
Definition:
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(allege) claim
(In law, this is something that is said and is in need of proof or disproof.)