alleged
adjective formal uk/əˈledʒd/ us/əˈledʒd/
C1 被说成的，（尤指在证据不足的情况下）被指控的
said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof
It took 15 years for the alleged criminals (= people thought to be criminals) to prove their innocence. 那些被指控犯罪的人用了15年时间才证明自己是无辜的。
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- Several alleged drug lords are to be put on trial.
- Opposition parties have protested over alleged vote rigging in the election.
- Less than two weeks ago Gough finally served a writ on Slater, claiming damages for alleged loss of royalties.
- They were in the house when the alleged crime took place.
- He is being hunted by police for his alleged involvement in several murders.