claim | English to English Dictionary

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claim

(kl/eI/m )

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

Example:
His claim asked for damages.

source: wordnet30
an assertion that something is true or factual(noun.communication)

Example:
His claim that he was innocent.
Evidence contradicted the government's claims.

source: wordnet30
demand for something as rightful or due(noun.act)

Example:
They struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day.

source: wordnet30
an informal right to something(noun.attribute)

Example:
His claim on her attentions.

Synonym:
title

source: wordnet30
an established or recognized right(noun.attribute)

Example:
A strong legal claim to the property.
He staked his claim.

source: wordnet30
a demand especially in the phrase(noun.communication)

Synonym:
call

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing(verb.communication)

Example:
He claimed that he killed the burglar.

Antonym:
disclaim

source: wordnet30
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to(verb.possession)

Example:
He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter.
Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident.

Synonym:
arrogate, lay claim
Antonym:
forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive

source: wordnet30
ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example(verb.communication)

Example:
They claimed on the maximum allowable amount.

source: wordnet30
lay claim to; as of an idea(verb.communication)

Synonym:
take

source: wordnet30
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs(verb.communication)

Example:
The accident claimed three lives.

Synonym:
exact, take

source: wordnet30
To ask for, or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to demand as due.(verb)

source: webster1913
To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.(verb)

source: webster1913