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Definition of claim



Overview of noun claim

The noun claim has 6 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (26) claim

(an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages")

2. (11) claim

(an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims")

3. (6) claim

(demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day")

4. (3) claim, title

(an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame")

5. (2) title, claim

(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")

6. call, claim

(a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty")


Overview of verb claim

The verb claim has 5 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (34) claim

(assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar")

2. (14) claim, lay claim, arrogate

(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")

3. (9) claim

(ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount")

4. (4) claim, take

(lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea")

5. (1) claim, take, exact

(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")