Aver and Allege
March 19, 2018
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19/3/18 Aver and Allege
- Aver
To positively declare or assert something, especially in a legal pleading; to allege. For example, “the witness avers that the defendant ran the red light.”
- Allege
To claim a fact is true. A complaint, which plaintiffs file to commence a lawsuit, will allege certain facts. Civil defendants may allege their own facts in their answers.
