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English to English noun
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an assertion of a right (as to money or property) |  | Example: his claim asked for damages
source: wordnet30
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an assertion that something is true or factual | | Example: his claim that he was innocent
evidence contradicted the government's claims
source: wordnet30
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demand for something as rightful or due | | Example: they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day
source: wordnet30
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an informal right to something | | Example: his claim on her attentions
his title to fame
source: wordnet30
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an established or recognized right | | Example: a strong legal claim to the property
he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate
he staked his claim
source: wordnet30
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a demand especially in the phrase | | Example: the call of duty
source: wordnet30
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A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due; an assertion of a right or fact. | | source: webster1913 verb
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assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing | | Example: He claimed that he killed the burglar
source: wordnet30
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demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to | | Example: He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident
source: wordnet30
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ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example | | Example: They claimed on the maximum allowable amount
source: wordnet30
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lay claim to; as of an idea | | Example: She took credit for the whole idea
source: wordnet30
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take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs | | Example: the accident claimed three lives
The hard work took its toll on her
source: wordnet30
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To ask for, or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to demand as due. | | source: webster1913
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To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim. | | source: webster1913
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