claim

Noun
  1. An assertion of a right (as to money or property) (synset 106742613)
    "his claim asked for damages"
    is a type of: assertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
    subtypes:
    • cause of action - a claim sufficient to demand judicial attention; the facts that give rise to right of action
    • dibs - a claim of rights
    • pretension - the advancing of a claim
  2. An assertion that something is true or factual (synset 106743312)
    "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
    is a type of: assertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
    subtypes: allegation, allegement - statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
  3. Demand for something as rightful or due (synset 101063869)
    "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
    is a type of: demand - the act of demanding
    subtypes: insurance claim - demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy
  4. An informal right to something (synset 105183431)
    "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"
    is a type of: right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
    same as: title
  5. An established or recognized right (synset 105188726)
    "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim"
    is a type of: legal right - a right based in law
    subtypes: entitlement - right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits)
    same as: title
  6. A demand especially in the phrase (synset 107206789)
    "the call of duty"
    is a type of: demand - an urgent or peremptory request
    same as: call
Verb
  1. Assert or affirm strongly;
    State to be true or existing (synset 200758383)
    "He claimed that he killed the burglar"
    is a type of: affirm - say yes to
    subtypes:
  2. Demand as being one's due or property;
    Assert one's right or title to (synset 202280210)
    "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
    is a type of: ask for, bespeak, call for, quest, request - express the need or desire for
    subtypes:
    • pretend - put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
    • requisition - demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service
    • arrogate, assign - make undue claims to having
    same as: arrogate, lay claim
    verb group: claim, take - lay claim to; as of an idea
  3. Ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example (synset 201020361)
    "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
    is a type of: ask for, bespeak, call for, quest, request - express the need or desire for
    subtypes:
  4. Lay claim to;
    As of an idea (synset 200760378)
    "She took credit for the whole idea"
    is a type of: affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
    same as: take
    verb group: arrogate, claim, lay claim - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
  5. Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs (synset 200758121)
    "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
    is a type of: ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take - require as useful, just, or proper
    same as: exact, take
    verb group: ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take - require as useful, just, or proper

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