claim Definition
claim (klām)
transitive verb
- to demand or ask for as rightfully belonging or due to one; assert one's right to (a title, accomplishment, etc. that should be recognized) to claim a record in the high jump
- to call for; require; deserve a problem that claims attention
- ☆ to state as a fact or as one's belief (something that may be called into question); assert
Etymology: ME claimen < OFr claimer, to call, claim < L clamare, to cry out: see clamor
noun
- a demand for something rightfully or allegedly due
- a right or title to something her sole claim to fame
- something claimed, as
- a piece of land staked out by a settler or miner
- money demanded for an insurance settlement
- ☆ a statement, as a fact, of something that may be called into question; assertion
claim Related Forms
claim Idioms
lay claim to
to assert one's right or title to
claim Synonyms
claim
n.
Antonyms
lay claim to
claim Synonyms
claim
v.
To assert a claim to
demand, lay claim to, stake out a claim, exact, challenge, claim as one's due, demand as a right, command, insist upon, pretend to, assert one's right to, make a stand, call upon one for, petition, ask for, call for, require, deserve, have dibs on*; see also require 2.To assert
insist, maintain, allege, profess; see declare 1, pretend 1. See syn. study at require.
claim Law Definition
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claim Usage Examples
Object
- compensation: If you have been injured as a result of someone else's negligence then you are legally entitled to claim personal injury compensation.
- dismissal: Employers have a year before employees can claim unfair dismissal.
- asylum: We are told these draconian measures along with a host of others contained in the Act will discourage people from claiming asylum in Britain.
- relief: CPD participants have been able to claim tax relief.
Converse of object
- lay: Moral obligation and evaluation A territory to which even most scientists do not usually lay claim is that of obligation.
- settle: However, there is still good reason to resist the temptation to routinely settle these claims.
- pursue: We shall continue to pursue claims for adequate compensation from the Council.
- reject: The ruling The Employment Appeal Tribunal rejected the claim.
Adjective modifier
- fraudulent: Working for this leading loss adjuster you will based within a specialist team handling potentially fraudulent claims.
- unfair: If an unfair dismissal claim succeeds, an Employment Tribunal will award compensation in two parts: the basic and the compensatory awards.
Adjective complement
28p: We are able to claim back 28p for each gift aided £ 1 donated by basic rate taxpayers.
Noun used with modifier
- compensation: We can provide free and without obligation legal advice, and explain what making an accident compensation claim could mean for you.
- negligence: Secret figures reveal there were 2123 medical negligence claims against the NHS in the past five years.
- asylum: Hence the recent triumphant announcement that it had reduced by half the number of asylum claims.
- injury: The time limits for making personal injury claims are, broadly speaking, much more generous than the time limits for making ET claims.
- dismissal: If an unfair dismissal claim succeeds, an Employment Tribunal will award compensation in two parts: the basic and the compensatory awards.
- accident: In addition, all off-site activities are covered by separate insurance which includes personal accident claims.
Preposition: for
- compensation: We shall continue to pursue claims for adequate compensation from the Council.
- dismissal: In most cases, you'd get a warning first anyway, otherwise you could claim for unfair dismissal or breach of contract.
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