eng: claim

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Meaning
means	(noun) an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages" claim
means	(noun) an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims" claim
means	(noun) demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day" claim
means	(noun) an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" claim, title
means	(noun) 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" title, claim
means	(noun) a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" claim, call
means	(verb) assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" claim
means	(verb) 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" arrogate, lay claim, claim
means	(verb) ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" claim
means	(verb) lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" claim, take
means	(verb) 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" take, claim, exact