Allege

·vt To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge.

II. Allege ·vt To Alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble.

III. Allege ·vt To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending.

IV. Allege ·vt To bring forward with positiveness; to Declare; to Affirm; to Assert; as, to allege a fact.