Definition of Claim

Noun

• a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
  call
• an established or recognized right
  "a strong legal claim to the property"
  "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"
  "he staked his claim"
  title
• an informal right to something
  "his claim on her attentions"
  "his title to fame"
  title
• demand for something as rightful or due
  "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
  
• an assertion that something is true or factual
  "his claim that he was innocent"
  "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
  
• an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
  "his claim asked for damages"
  

Verb

• 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"
  take exact
• lay claim to
  as of an idea
  "She took credit for the whole idea"
  take
• ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
  "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
  
• 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"
  - lay claim arrogate
• assert or affirm strongly
  state to be true or existing
  "He claimed that he killed the burglar"
  

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