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   claim

   /kleɪm/

   verb

   • 1. state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof: "the Prime Minister claimed that he was concerned about Third World debt" Similar assertdeclareprofessmaintainstateholdaffirmavowaverprotestinsistswearattestarguecontendsubmitmoveallegeinformal:make outarchaic:avouchrare:asseveraterepresent
   • ▪ assert that one has gained or achieved (something): "his supporters claimed victory in the presidential elections"
   • 2. formally request or demand; say that one owns or has earned (something): "if no one claims the items, they will become Crown property" Similar lay claim tosay that one ownsassert ownership offormally requestpretend to
   • ▪ make a demand for (money) under the terms of an insurance policy: "the premiums are reduced by fifty per cent if you don't claim on the policy" Similar requestask forapply forput in forput in an application forsue fordemandexact
   • ▪ call for (someone's notice and thought): "a most unwelcome event claimed his attention"
   • 3. cause the loss of (someone's life): "the attacks claimed the lives of five people" Similar takecause/result in the loss of

   noun

   • 1. an assertion that something is true: "he was dogged by the claim that he had CIA links" Similar assertiondeclarationprofessionaffirmationavowalavermentprotestationrepresentationcontentionsubmissioncaseallegationpretencerare:asseveration
   • ▪ a statement of the novel features in a patent: "the two patents based on his claims will be reconfirmed"
   • 2. a demand or request for something considered one's due: "the court had denied their claims to asylum" Similar requestapplicationdemandpetitioncall
   • ▪ an application for compensation under the terms of an insurance policy: "he should make a claim on his house insurance for storm damage"
   • ▪ a right or title to something: "they have first claim on the assets of the trust" Similar entitlement totitle toright torights to
   • ▪ a piece of land allotted to or taken by someone in order to be mined: "each of them was to be rewarded with a farm and a number of mining claims in the land"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French claime (noun), clamer (verb), from Latin clamare ‘call out’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. claimable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • C

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   • L

     1

   • A

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   • I

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   • M

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