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Claim
kleɪm
- 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"
- assert that one has gained or achieved (something)
"his supporters claimed victory in the presidential elections"
- formally request or demand; say that one owns or has earned (something)
"if no one claims the items, they will become Crown property"
lay claim to say that one owns assert ownership of formally request- 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"
- call for (someone's notice and thought)
"a most unwelcome event claimed his attention"
- cause the loss of (someone's life)
"the attacks claimed the lives of five people"
- 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
"the two patents based on his claims will be reconfirmed"
- a demand or request for something considered one's due
"the court had denied their claims to asylum"
- 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"
- 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"