claim

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From Middle English claimen, from Old French claimer, clamer (to call, name, send for), from Latin clāmō (to call, cry out), connected with calō (to call), cognate to Ancient Greek καλέω (kaleō, to call, convoke).

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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, usually when the statement has yet to be verified.
  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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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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claim

  1. first-person singular present indicative of claimen.
  2. imperative of claimen.
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