claim

Meanings

• an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
  • "his claim asked for damages"
• an assertion that something is true or factual
  • "his claim that he was innocent"
  • "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
• demand for something as rightful or due
  • "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
• an informal right to something
  • "his claim on her attentions"
• an established or recognized right
  • "a strong legal claim to the property"
  • "he staked his claim"
• a demand especially in the phrase
• 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
• take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
  • "the accident claimed three lives"

Synonyms

arrogate, call, exact, lay claim, take, title