claims

noun

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 made for something.

The thing claimed.

(law) A legal demand for compensation or damages.

A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.

The right or ground of demanding.

verb

To demand ownership of.

(law) To demand compensation or damages through the courts.

To demand ownership or right to use for land.

(intransitive) To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.

To win as a prize in a sport or competition.

To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.

To cause the loss of.

(obsolete) To proclaim.

(archaic) To call or name.

Roots

clamoclaim- · Latin · cry out, shout

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