claim

  • verb 1 state as being the case, without being able to give proof. 2 demand as one’s due. 3 call for (someone’s attention). 4 request (money) under the terms of an insurance policy. 5 cause the loss of (someone’s life).

  • noun 1 a statement that something is the case. 2 a demand for something considered one’s due. 3 a request for compensation under the terms of an insurance policy.

  — DERIVATIVES claimable adjective claimant noun.

  — ORIGIN Latin clamare ‘call out’.

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