allege
uh-LEJverbMeaning to claim something, especially wrongdoing, without proof yet
Memory hook a-LEDGE: out on a LEDGE with no proof. Pip says his sister ate his cupcake, but he has nothing to back it up, only a guess. He is out on a ledge: he alleges it.
Pip alleged that his sister ate the last cupcake, but he had no proof.
In context The neighbors allege that the factory dumps waste into the creek at night, and they have asked the state to send inspectors to find out.
Similar claim, charge, accuse
Opposite deny