alleged attack

collocation in English

meaningsofallegedandattack

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alleged
adjective
uk
/əˈledʒd/us
/əˈledʒd/
said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition ofallegedandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofalleged attack

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I am referring to theallegedattackby me.
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Other than reports in the press, however, we have no details of this particularallegedattack.
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Is not it strange that in theallegedattackon the bunker only women and children were in that air raid shelter?
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We must sort out the semantics of thisallegedattackon local democracy.
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According to prosecutors, the photographer's finger was broken in theallegedattack.
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News of theallegedattackspread through the blogosphere, leading a website to identify a person whom they believed was the alleged attacker.
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She was charged in court for theallegedattack.
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The dogs were determined to be vicious because of theallegedattack, not because they were pit bulls.
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According to the lawsuit, the woman obtained hospital treatment after theallegedattack.
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Inquiries into the four cases mentioned of alleged attacks on co-operative property are not yet complete.
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He admitted however that there was persistent uncertainty surrounding the few known facts and figures concerning the alleged attacks.
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Each editor/copy editor was dressed in costume and moves lists were given for their alleged attacks.
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