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A claim wearing innocent-until-proven-guilty as a disguise.
means A statement asserting someone did something wrong, made without proof it's true.
from From Latin allegare, 'to send forth, dispatch, or cite as evidence' — built from ad- ('to') plus legare ('to send on a commission, depute'). In Roman legal usage it meant bringing forth a claim or excuse before a court. The word entered English through Old French in the 1400s already wearing legal robes, its sense narrowing over time to mean an assertion still waiting — maybe forever — on proof.
- legal weight
- Zero proof required, just assertion
- media favorite
- Lets headlines sound true without being sued
- origin
- From Latin allegare, meaning to cite as excuse
- fun fact
- Innocent until proven guilty, guilty until proven boring