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Defenition of the word claim

    • Defenition of the word claim

      • The aggregate of operative facts giving rise to a right enforceable by a court/tribunal (source OAS).
      • To demand as being one's due or property; to assert one's right or title to.
      • A geographically limited area in which a miner, prospector, or mining company has the exclusive right to mine.
      • Demand for something as rightful or due.
      • An assertion of a right (as to money or property).
      • An established or recognized right, which was previously denied.
      • The expression of an informal right to something.
      • a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
      • demand for something as rightful or due: "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
      • 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"
      • assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"; "The guru claimed many followers
      • ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
      • 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"
      • lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"
      • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
      • an informal right to something: "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"
      • an established or recognized right: "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"
      • 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"; "his title to fame"
      • an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father''s estate"; "he staked his claim"
      • an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government''s claims"
      • 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"
      • demand for something as rightful or due
      • an informal right to something
      • an established or recognized right
      • an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
      • an assertion that something is true or factual
      • a demand especially in the phrase
      • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
      • assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
      • lay claim to; as of an idea
      • ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
      • demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

    Synonyms for the word claim

      • accusation
      • allegation
      • allege
      • application
      • apply for
      • argue
      • arrogate
      • ask for
      • assert
      • assertion
      • aver
      • call
      • call for
      • collect
      • contention
      • declaration
      • declare
      • demand
      • entitlement
      • exact
      • get
      • lay claim
      • maintain
      • obtain
      • petition
      • pick up
      • privilege
      • profess
      • receive
      • request
      • retrieve
      • right
      • say
      • state
      • statement
      • take
      • title

    Similar words in the claim

      • claim
      • claimant
      • claimant's
      • claimants
      • claimed
      • claiming
      • claims

    Hyponyms for the word claim

      • allegation
      • allegement
      • arrogate
      • assign
      • cause of action
      • charge
      • contend
      • counterclaim
      • demand
      • dibs
      • entitlement
      • exact
      • insurance claim
      • make out
      • own right
      • postulate
      • pretend
      • pretension
      • profess
      • purport
      • requisition

    Hypernyms for the word claim

      • affirm
      • ask
      • assert
      • assertion
      • asseveration
      • aver
      • averment
      • avow
      • bespeak
      • call for
      • demand
      • involve
      • legal right
      • necessitate
      • need
      • postulate
      • quest
      • request
      • require
      • right
      • swan
      • swear
      • take
      • verify

    Antonyms for the word claim

      • disclaim
      • forfeit
      • forgo
      • give up
      • render
      • throw overboard
      • waive

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