(assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar")
(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")
(ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount")
(lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea")
(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")