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claim
claim
kleɪm/
verb
verb: claim; 3rd person present: claims; past tense: claimed; past participle: claimed; gerund or present participle: claiming
  1. 1.
    state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
    "the Prime Minister claimed that he was concerned about Third World debt"
    synonyms:assert, declare, profess, maintain, state, hold, affirm, avow, aver,protest, insist, swear, attest; More
    • assert that one has gained or achieved (something).
      "his supporters claimed victory in the presidential elections"
  2. 2.
    formally request or demand; say that one owns or has earned (something).
    "if no one claims the items, they will become Crown property"
    synonyms:lay claim to, say that one owns, assert ownership of, formally request;
    pretend to
    "if no one claims the items, they will become Crown property"
    • make a demand for (money) under the terms of an insurance policy.
      "the premiums are reduced by fifty per cent if you don't claim on the policy"
      synonyms:request, ask for, apply for, put in for, put in an application for; More
    • call for (someone's notice and thought).
      "a most unwelcome event claimed his attention"
  3. 3.
    cause the loss of (someone's life).
    "the attacks claimed the lives of five people"
    synonyms:take; 
    cause/result in the loss of
    "the fire claimed the lives of five people"
noun
noun: claim; plural noun: claims
  1. 1.
    an assertion that something is true.
    "he was dogged by the claim that he had CIA links"
    • a statement of the novel features in a patent.
      noun: statement of claim; plural noun: statements of claim
      "the two patents based on his claims will be reconfirmed"
  2. 2.
    a demand or request for something considered one's due.
    "the court had denied their claims to asylum"
    synonyms:request, application; More
    • an application for compensation under the terms of an insurance policy.
      "he should make a claim on his house insurance for storm damage"
    • a right or title to something.
      "they have first claim on the assets of the trust"
      synonyms:entitlement to, title to, right to, rights to
      "they have first claim on the assets of the trust"
    • a piece of land allotted to or taken by someone in order to be mined.
      "each of them was to be rewarded with a farm and a number of mining claims in the land"
Origin
Middle English: from Old French claime (noun), clamer (verb), from Latin clamare ‘call out’.
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