serious allegation

collocation in English

meaningsofseriousandallegation

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serious
adjective
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/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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allegation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌæl.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌæl.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong ...
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(Definition ofseriousandallegationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Surprisingly, the source for thisseriousallegationis not identified.
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In effect, that is what he said, and it is an extremelyseriousallegation.
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I have made inquiry and cannot find there is any foundation whatever for the veryseriousallegationwhich is contained in the question.
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If it were true, it would be aseriousallegationindeed.
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This is an extremelyseriousallegation, and an extremely serious position.
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It is aseriousallegation, and it is meant to be aseriousallegation.
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This, again, is aseriousallegation, if accepted at its face value.
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I am surprised that he has not had the courtesy to stay and hear the answer after having raised such aseriousallegation.
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I shall choose my words carefully because it is aseriousallegation.
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Political interference in the exam system is aseriousallegation.
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That is a veryseriousallegationto make without giving the name of the director or the occasion.
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He makes the veryseriousallegationthat there is corruption abroad and that the authorities require further powers to deal with it.
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This is aseriousallegationto make about a responsible public body.
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I raised the matter this afternoon because, under the guise of a point of order, aseriousallegationwas made.
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That is a veryseriousallegationfrom a highly responsible and politically impartial body.
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That is a veryseriousallegationand demands effective action to deal with it.
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Aseriousallegationhas been made that someone has been up to something underhand at the vote.
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That was anotherseriousallegationwhich must cause some concern to the people who live in that area.
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It is a veryseriousallegationand should be investigated.
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This mostseriousallegationquite naturally caused alarm and consternation.
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