alegado

v. adduce; plead, allege; show

adj. plea; statement, affidavit

n. plea; statement, affidavit

v. allege, plead; adduce, claim

= allege, plead.
Ex: In August 1990, ACS sued DIALOG over breach of contract alleging fraudulent and deceptive accounting procedures.
Ex: When the consultants are brought in, the people who have been pleading, asking, or declaiming don't seem to be the people who are invited to participate in the actual planning; they aren't brought in to discuss the delineation of plans.
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* alegar defensa = muster + defense.