claim

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 References

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French clamer.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kleɪm/, SAMPA: /kleIm/

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  Rhymes: -eɪm

[edit] Noun

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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• Demand ownership of land not previously owned. One usually stakes a claim.
• The legal sense. One usually makes a claim. See Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take

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[edit] Verb

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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