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claim [ klaym ]

transitive verb (past and past participle claimed, present participle claim·ing, 3rd person present singular claims)

Definition:

1. maintain something is true: to say, without proof or evidence, that something is true

He claims we've already met.

2. demand something as entitlement: to demand officially something that somebody has a right to or owns

3. end somebody's life: to cause the loss of somebody's life

4. win title: to take a title, prize, or record

5. demand attention: to force somebody to give attention

noun (plural claims)

Definition:

1. something that may be true: an assertion that something is true, unsupported by evidence or proof

2. basis for getting something: the basis for demanding or getting something

3. demand for something: a demand for something somebody has a right to or owns

4. insurance social welfare official request for money: an official request for money or other benefits from the state or an organization

5. insurance social welfare money requested: the amount of money requested in a claim

6. commercial law legal right to land: the legal right to own a piece of land and to mine it for minerals

7. commercial law piece of land: the piece of land to which somebody claims a legal right

[14th century. < Old French clamer "to call" < Latin clamare]

claim·a·ble adjective

claim·er noun

lay claim to something to say that you have a right to something, or take what you think you have a right to

Word History


	The Latin word clamare,"to call," from which claim is derived, is also the source ofEnglishacclaim,clamor,exclaim, andproclaim.