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WIKTIONARY
claim
Noun
  • A demand of ownership made for something (e.g. claim ownership, claim victory).
  • A new statement of truth made about something, usually when the statement has yet to be verified.
  • A demand of ownership for previously unowned land (e.g. in the gold rush, oil rush)
  • A legal demand for compensation or damages. law
Verb
  • 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. law
  • To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim. intransitive
  • To proclaim. archaic
  • To call or name. archaic