Allegation is defined as:

• A. A judge's address on the record to determine whether parties understand the proposed settlement.
• B. Statement that is yet to be proven.
• C. To grant a case a new trial.
• D. To go through the formal process of deciding an issue in court.

Answer: (B)

An allegation is a statement of facts or legal claims that a party says are true but has not yet proven. In pleadings, the plaintiff or defendant sets out allegations—claims about what happened and who is responsible—that they intend to support with evidence at trial. Until proven with admissible evidence, these statements remain allegations, not established facts. This is why the definition that describes an allegation as a statement that is yet to be proven is the best fit.

The other options describe actions or roles rather than the nature of an assertion: a judge addressing settlement understanding isn’t a defined term, granting a case a new trial refers to a remedy rather than what an allegation is, and going through the formal process of deciding an issue in court refers more to the trial process itself rather than the nature of a claim.