alegar
English
Etymology
Noun
alegar (uncountable)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin allēgō, allēgāre.
Verb
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Conjugation
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Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:alegar.
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin allēgō, allēgāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (transitive) to cite as a defence or justification for one's actions
- (intransitive) to complain
- (intransitive, law) to speak in defence of the accused in a criminal proceeding; to defend
Conjugation
Synonyms
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Further reading
- “alegar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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