Word Information

Claim

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Definitions for Claim

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

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