English → Latin
“allegation” in Latin
sententiaa way of thinking, view, opinion, judgement or sentence; a purpose, intention, will (one's thinking in respect to the fuindiciuminformation, evidence, discovery, notice; reward for information; indication, sign, proof, tokentestimōniumtestimony, witness; evidence, proofexcūsātiōexcusecausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; cause, judicial process, lawsuitprōlātiōpostponement; enlargementcommemorātiōremembrance, commemorationaffirmātiōaffirmation, declaration, assertion; confirmation
The English word allegation itself goes back to Latin allegō, through allegatio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
allegation
sententia (opinion): indicium, signilicatio (declaration of a witness): testimonium (allegations of a witness): of witnesses, authorities, etc., prolatio: commemoratio: affirmatio (assertion of a fact).
Plea, excuse, excusatio: causa (reason alleged).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for allegation?
- The usual Latin words for “allegation” are sententia, indicium, testimōnium; also excūsātiō, causa, prōlātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.