Claim

noun

kleɪm

Noun

an established or recognized right
“a strong legal claim to the property”
“he staked his claim”
Similar:Title
an informal right to something
“his claim on her attentions”
Similar:Title
Type of:Right
an assertion that something is true or factual
“his claim that he was innocent”
“evidence contradicted the government's claims”
Type of:AssertionAsseverationAverment
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
“his claim asked for damages”
Type of:AsseverationAssertionAverment
demand for something as rightful or due
“they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day”
Type of:Demand
a demand especially in the phrase
Similar:Call
Type of:Demand

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”
Similar:Arrogate
Type of:QuestRequestBespeak
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
“the accident claimed three lives”
Similar:Exact Take
Type of:NeedPostulateInvolve
ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
“They claimed on the maximum allowable amount”
Type of:BespeakQuestRequest
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
“He claimed that he killed the burglar”
Type of:Affirm
lay claim to; as of an idea
Similar:Take
Type of:VerifyAffirmAssert