alegato

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin allēgātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aleˈɡato/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧ga‧to

Noun

alegato m (plural alegatos)

  1. allegation
    Synonym: alegación
  2. argument
    el alegato finalthe 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 alegatorelease a statement

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