claim

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French clamer.

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Singular
claim

Plural
claims

claim (plural claims)

  1. A demand of ownership made for something (eg. claim ownership, claim victory).
  2. A new statement of truth made about something.
  3. A demand of ownership for previously unowned land (eg. in the gold rush, oil rush)
  4. (law) A legal demand for compensation or damages.

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Infinitive
to claim

Third person singular
claims

Simple past
claimed

Past participle
claimed

Present participle
claiming

to claim (third-person singular simple present claims, present participle claiming, simple past and past participle claimed)

  1. To demand ownership of.
  2. To state a new fact.
  3. To demand ownership or right to use for land.
  4. (law) To demand compensation or damages through the courts.

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