claim
Other forms: claims; claimed; claiming
When you express your right to something, you're making a claim to it, like telling your sister, "This bowl of cereal is mine."
A claim is when you express your right to something that belongs to you, like your medical records or the deed to your home. When you make a claim or claim something, you're demanding it or saying it’s true. People claim dependents and deductions on their taxes. In court, you could claim you deserve money from an employer who cheated you. You could claim you can juggle chainsaws. With any kind of claim, you're going to have to prove it.
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assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing“He claimed that he killed the burglar”
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disclaim
make a disclaimer about
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pretend, profess
state insincerely
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contend, postulate
maintain or assert
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make out
try to establish
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purport
have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
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profess
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
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charge
make an accusatory claim
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tax
make a charge against or accuse
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complain
make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
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affirm
say yes to
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disclaim
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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”
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take
lay claim to; as of an idea
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forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
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pretend
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
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requisition
demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service
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arrogate, assign
make undue claims to having
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take
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lay claim to; as of an idea
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ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example“They claimed on the maximum allowable amount”
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demand, exact
claim as due or just
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counterclaim
set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim
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demand
lay legal claim to
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command
demand as one's due
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call, call in
demand payment of (a loan)
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an assertion that something is true or factual“his claim that he was innocent”“evidence contradicted the government's claims”
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allegation, allegement
statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
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bill of Particulars
the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet
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assertion, asseveration, averment
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
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allegation, allegement
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an established or recognized right“a strong legal claim to the property”“he staked his claim”
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synonyms:
title
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own right
by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved
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entitlement
right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits)
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legal right
a right based in law
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own right
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an assertion of a right (as to money or property)“his claim asked for damages”
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cause of action
a claim sufficient to demand judicial attention; the facts that give rise to right of action
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dibs
a claim of rights
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pretension
the advancing of a claim
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assertion, asseveration, averment
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
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cause of action
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demand for something as rightful or due“they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day”
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insurance claim
demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy
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demand
the act of demanding
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insurance claim
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an informal right to something
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take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
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a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
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