"misallegation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: misallegations [plural]
Etymology: mis- + allegation Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|allegation}} mis- + allegation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} misallegation (countable and uncountable, plural misallegations)
  1. An erroneous statement or allegation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-misallegation-en-noun-tfMTyBco Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for misallegation meaning in English (1.3kB)

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