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claim definition - legal

v

A demand for money or property.

n

An assertion that one is entitled to, or the perceived or actual right to receive, money or property.

n

The totality of facts that gives rise to a right to receive money or property that is enforceable in court.

n

In some states and in the federal courts, the same as claim for relief.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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