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, which formally abolished slavery in the United States, passed the Senate on April 8, 1864, and the House on January 31, 1865. On February 1, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Joint Resolution of Congress submitting the proposed amendment to the state legislatures.3th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865). Citation: The House Joint Resolution proposing the 13th amendment to the Constitution, January 31, 1865; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789-1999; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives.