allègue

Allègue is the third-person singular present indicative form of the French verb alléguer. The verb alléguer means to allege or to advance as a claim or justification, often without establishing its truth. It is commonly used in formal writing, law, journalism, and rhetoric to present a reason or assertion cited by the speaker. The construction is typically followed by que to introduce the proposition being alleged: “Il allègue que les preuves manquent.” The noun allégation (allegation) is related and denotes the act or statement of alleging.

Conjugation and use: as a regular -er verb, alléguer follows standard patterns for its conjugation. Present tense forms include: je allègue, tu allègues, il allègue, nous allégeons, vous alléguez, ils allèguent. The spelling preserves the soft g before the -e in the stem, hence allègue rather than allégue in that form.

Etymology and related forms: allègue derives from alléguer, with the related noun allégation signifying the act or statement of alleging. The adjective alléguable (allegable) appears in legal and normative language to describe something that may be alleged.

See also: allégation; alléguable; alléguer (infinitive).