claim

/kleɪm/ · noun

Meaning

A demand of ownership made for something.
The thing claimed.
The right or ground of demanding.
A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.
A legal demand for compensation or damages.
To demand ownership of.
To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.
To demand ownership or right to use for land.
To demand compensation or damages through the courts.
To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.
To cause the loss of, usually by violent means.

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