Definition of claim | What does claim mean?
What is the definition of the word CLAIM?
Here is a list of definitions for claim.
- 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"; "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"
- a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
What are the verbs of the word CLAIM?
Here is a list of definitions for claim.
- 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; "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"
What are the synonyms of the word CLAIM?
What is another word for CLAIM?. Here is a list of synonyms for CLAIM
Words beginning with CLAIM?
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In which dictionaries does the word claim exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes