claim
n 1: an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his
claim asked for damages"
2: an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim
that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the
government's claims"
3: demand for something as rightful or due: "they struck in
support of their claim for a shorter work day"
4: an informal right to something: "his claim on her
attentions"; "his title to fame" [syn: {title}]
5: an established or recognized right: "a strong legal claim to
the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title
to his father's estate" [syn: {title}]
6: a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" [syn: {call}]
v 1: assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He
claimed that he killed the burglar"; "The guru claimed
many followers [ant: {disclaim}]
2: 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" [syn: {lay claim}, {arrogate}]
[ant: {forfeit}]
3: ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for
example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
4: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole
idea" [syn: {take}] [ant: {disclaim}]
5: 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" [syn: {take}, {call for}, {exact}]