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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
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