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claim - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
claim
Definition
(noun) an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
Example Sentence
his claim asked for damages
Definition
(noun) an assertion that something is true or factual
Example Sentence
his claim that he was innocent
evidence contradicted the government's claims
Definition
(noun) demand for something as rightful or due
Example Sentence
they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day
Definition
(noun) an informal right to something
Synonyms
:
title
Example Sentence
his claim on her attentions
his title to fame
Definition
(noun) an established or recognized right
Synonyms
:
title
Example Sentence
a strong legal claim to the property
he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate
he staked his claim
Definition
(noun) a demand especially in the phrase
Synonyms
:
call
Example Sentence
the call of duty
Definition
(verb) assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
Example Sentence
He claimed that he killed the burglar
Definition
(verb) demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
Synonyms
:
arrogate
,
lay claim
Example Sentence
He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident
Definition
(verb) ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
Example Sentence
They claimed on the maximum allowable amount
Definition
(verb) lay claim to; as of an idea
Synonyms
:
take
Example Sentence
She took credit for the whole idea
Definition
(verb) take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
Synonyms
:
exact
,
take
Example Sentence
the accident claimed three lives
The hard work took its toll on her
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text: You claim that the only way to calculate the magnetic field
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