similar allegation

collocation in English

meaningsofsimilarandallegation

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similar
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪm.ɪ.lər/us
/ˈsɪm.ə.lɚ/
looking or being almost, but not exactly, ...
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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 ofsimilarandallegationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is not very long ago that asimilarallegationwas made with regard to the manufacture of war materiel in this country.
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Onesimilarallegationhas been made.
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Allegations of negligence could have been made against a junior planning officer by one representative, and then a counter orsimilarallegationmade against a roads officer.
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Two wrongs make a right is a fallacy of relevance, in which an allegation of wrongdoing is countered with asimilarallegation.
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Similar allegations can be applied to the pharmaceutical industry and to the medical profession.
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This will also apply to similar allegations of deliberate untruthfulness.
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I have heard similar allegations in the past.
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In the course of the inquiries, it transpired that there were two other matters which seemed to involve similar allegations.
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Investigations into similar allegations in recent months have shown that prosecutions have been brought only where other serious criminal elements have been involved in the charges.
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We are faced with similar allegations today.
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Similar allegations have arisen in the 2012 campaign and received some media coverage.
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Similar allegations were also made by some human rights organisations.
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Similar allegations were made by other fighters afterwards but were never substantiated.
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Similar allegations have been made by other commentators.
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In the wake of this lawsuit, 20 more law schools have since been sued over similar allegations.
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Similar allegations would be repeated in later years by others, some of whom claimed to have seen the original casefiles.
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Similar allegations of political pressure have been alleged in case 004.
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Similar allegations of phone hackings and office break-ins have been reported.
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Journalist also published in his column similar allegations.
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Similar allegations were raised when contestants were eliminated throughout the series.
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