claim

noun

  1. 1

    demand for something as rightful or due

    they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day

  2. 2

    an informal right to something

    his claim on her attentions

    his title to fame

  3. 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. 4

    an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

    his claim asked for damages

  5. 5

    an assertion that something is true or factual

    his claim that he was innocent

    evidence contradicted the government's claims

  6. 6

    a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"

verb

  1. 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. 2

    assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing

    He claimed that he killed the burglar

  3. 3

    lay claim to; as of an idea

    She took credit for the whole idea

  4. 4

    ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example

    They claimed on the maximum allowable amount

  5. 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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