聲稱 — meaning in English

English meaning

• allege verb (law) To formally state something as fact in court, especially under oath.
• purport verb To claim to mean or be something, which may not be true.
• state noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.

Senses

聲稱 is used for these senses in English:

• allege (transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
• purport To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately). [(usually) with to (+ infinitive)]
• state (transitive) To declare to be a fact.

allege — full definition

1. verb (law) To formally state something as fact in court, especially under oath.
2. verb To quote a writer's work as support for or against a point.
3. verb To put something forward as a reason or excuse.
4. verb To claim that something is true without offering any proof.

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