alegato

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin allēgātus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aleˈɡato/ [a.leˈɣ̞a.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧ga‧to

Noun

alegato m (plural alegatos)

  1. allegation
    Synonym: alegación
  2. argument
    el alegato final ― the closing argument
    • 2015 September 19, “La conga de Rajoy y el PP”, in El País‎:
      Fue […] todo un alegato a favor de la historia y la lucha del movimiento gay para lograr el matrimonio homosexual
      It […] was an argument completely in favour of history and the gay-rights struggle to attain homosexual marriage
  3. (law) plea; statement
    lanzar un alegato ― release a statement

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