Allegation - Indian Laws - General

Allegation As per Black s Law Dictionary , 6th Edition Allegation. The assertion, claim, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, made in a pleading, setting out what he expects to prove. See e.g. Fed.R. Civil P. 8. See also Charge; Claim; Complaint. A material allegation in a pleading is one essential to the claim or defense. In ecclesiastical law, the statement of the facts intended to be relied on in support of the contested suit.