allegation

n. charge; statement; declaration; unfounded accusation

An allegation is a statement of a fact by a party in a pleading, which the party claims it will prove. Allegations remain assertions without proof, only claims until they are proved.Generally, in a civil complaint, a plaintiff alleges facts sufficient to establish all the elements of the crime and thus create a cause of action. The plaintiff must then carry the burden of proof and burden of persuasion in order to succeed in its lawsuit.A defendant can allege affirmative defenses in its answer to the complaint.
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Noun
1. (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"
(hypernym) accusation, accusal
(hyponym) grievance
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
(synonym) allegement
(hypernym) claim
(hyponym) bill of Particulars

n. allegation, plea

(n.)
The act of alleging or positively asserting.
  

(n.)
That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment
  

(n.)
A statement by a party of what he undertakes to prove, -- usually applied to each separate averment; the charge or matter undertaken to be proved.