All 4 Uses of
allege
in
The Prince
- And if another should allege the pledge which the king had given to the Pope that he would assist him in the enterprise, in exchange for the dissolution of his marriage(*) and for the cap to Rouen,(+) to that I reply what I shall write later on concerning the faith of princes, and how it ought to be kept.†
Chpt 3
- When Mr Balfour replied to the allegations that the Roman Empire sank under the weight of its military obligations, he said that this was 'wholly unhistorical.'†
Chpt 13
- when he had been arrested and tortured for his alleged complicity in the Boscoli conspiracy.
Chpt 19 *alleged = said
- Wishing, therefore, to answer these objections, I will recall the characters of some of the emperors, and will show that the causes of their ruin were not different to those alleged by me; at the same time I will only submit for consideration those things that are noteworthy to him who studies the affairs of those times.†
Chpt 19
Definition:
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(allege) claim
(In law, this is something that is said and is in need of proof or disproof.)