claim
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- n an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
his claim asked for damages - n an assertion that something is true or factual
his claim that he was innocent
evidence contradicted the government's claims - n demand for something as rightful or due
they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day - n an informal right to something
his claim on her attentions - n an established or recognized right
a strong legal claim to the property
he staked his claim - n a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
- v assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
He claimed that he killed the burglar - v 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 - v ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
They claimed on the maximum allowable amount - v lay claim to; as of an idea
- v take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
the accident claimed three lives