alleges is a form of:

Allege



1.
(plead, bring forward as an argument, assert, to claim, offer as an excuse) ចោទទៅដោយគ្មានភស្ដុតាង, ពោលអះអាង, និយាយដោះសារ, ទាមទារ, ចង់បានអះអាង
Example: He alleged illness as the reason for his absence.
ENGLISH MEANING
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble.
1.
advance, affirm, assign, cite, claim, declare, maintain
1.
contradict, deny, disprove gainsay, refute