Definition of alleged. 1  1 : accused but not proven or convicted an alleged burglar. 2  2 : asserted to be true or to exist an alleged miracle an alleged conspiracy. 3  3 : questionably true or of a specified kind : supposed, so-called bought an alleged antique vase.
The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865.
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865 in the aftermath of the Civil War, abolished slavery in the United States. The 13th Amendment states: âNeither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.â