claim
noun
- 1
demand for something as rightful or due
they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day
- 2
an informal right to something
his claim on her attentions
his title to fame
- 3
an established or recognized right
a strong legal claim to the property
he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate
- 4
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
his claim asked for damages
- 5
an assertion that something is true or factual
his claim that he was innocent
evidence contradicted the government's claims
- 6
a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
verb
- 1
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
the accident claimed three lives
The hard work took its toll on her
- 2
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
He claimed that he killed the burglar
- 3
lay claim to; as of an idea
She took credit for the whole idea
- 4
ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
They claimed on the maximum allowable amount
- 5
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident
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