alegar
Meanings
Verb
1. to cite as a defence or justification for one's actions (transitive)
2. to claim, to allege (transitive)
3. to complain (intransitive)
4. to speak in defence of the accused in a criminal proceeding; to defend (intransitive, law)
5. to converse, talk (Canary Islands)
Examples11
alegando que
on the ground(s) that
Alegó que te conocía bien.
He claimed he knew you well.
Tom alegó ser el hijo de Mary.
Tom claimed to be Mary's son.
Tom alegó no haber matado a nadie.
Tom claimed that he didn't kill anybody.
Tom alegó que mató a Mary en defensa propia.
Tom claimed he killed Mary in self-defense.
Tom y Mary alegaron que no lloraron.
Tom and Mary claimed they didn't cry.