- to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one's right to: to claim payment for services.
- to assert or maintain as a fact: She claimed that he was telling the truth.
- to require as due or fitting: to claim respect.
- to make or file a claim: to claim for additional compensation.
- a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right: He made unreasonable claims on the doctor's time.
- an assertion of something as a fact: He made no claims to originality.
- a right to claim or demand; a just title to something: His claim to the heavyweight title is disputed.
- something that is claimed, especially a piece of public land for which formal request is made for mining or other purposes.
- a request or demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy, a workers' compensation law, etc.: We filed a claim for compensation from the company.
- to declare oneself entitled to: I have never laid claim to being an expert in tax laws.
- to demand as being due or as one's property; assert one's title or right to
- to assert as a fact; maintain against denial
- to call for or need; deserve
- to take
- an assertion of a right; a demand for something as due
- an assertion of something as true, real, or factual
- a right or just title to something; basis for demand
- to assert one's possession of or right to
- anything that is claimed, esp in a formal or legal manner, such as a piece of land staked out by a miner
- a document under seal, issued in the name of the Crown or a court, commanding the person to whom it is addressed to do or refrain from doing some specified act
- a demand for payment in connection with an insurance policy, etc
- the sum of money demanded
