to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
2.
to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one's right to: to claim payment for services.
3.
to assert or maintain as a fact: She claimed that he was telling the truth.
4.
to require as due or fitting: to claim respect.
–verb (used without object)
5.
to make or file a claim: to claim for additional compensation.
–noun
6.
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right: He made unreasonable claims on the doctor's time.
7.
an assertion of something as a fact: He made no claims to originality.
8.
a right to claim or demand; a just title to something: His claim to the heavyweight title is disputed.
9.
something that is claimed, esp. a piece of public land for which formal request is made for mining or other purposes.
10.
a request or demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy, a workers' compensation law, etc.: We filed a claim for compensation from the company.
—Idiom
11.
lay claim to, to declare oneself entitled to: I have never laid claim to being an expert in tax laws.
[Origin: 1250–1300; (v.) ME claimen < AF, OF claimer < L clāmāre to cry out; (n.) ME < AF, OF cla(i)me, n. deriv. of the v.]
To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due: claim a reward; claim one's luggage at the airport carousel.
To take in a violent manner as if by right: a hurricane that claimed two lives.
To state to be true, especially when open to question; assert or maintain: claimed he had won the race; a candidate claiming many supporters.
To deserve or call for; require: problems that claim her attention.
n.
A demand for something as rightful or due.
A basis for demanding something; a title or right.
Something claimed in a formal or legal manner, especially a tract of public land staked out by a miner or homesteader.
A demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy or other formal arrangement.
The sum of money demanded.
A statement of something as a fact; an assertion of truth: makes no claim to be a cure.
[Middle English claimen, from Old French clamer, claim-, from Latin clāmāre, to call; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
claim'a·ble adj., claim'er n.
Synonyms: These nouns refer to a legitimate or asserted right to demand something as one's due: had a legal claim to the property; makes no pretense to scholarliness; justified pretensions to the presidency; has no title to our thanks. See Also Synonyms at demand.
c.1300, from O.Fr. clamer "to call, claim," from L. clamare "to cry out, shout," from PIE *kla-, *kele- "to shout," onomatopoeic (cf. Gk. kikleskein "to call," O.E. hlowan "make a noise like a cow"). The noun meaning "piece of land allotted and taken" (chiefly U.S. and Australia, in reference to mining) is from 1851. Claim properly should not stray too far from its true meaning of "to demand recognition of a right." Insurance sense is from 1878.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"
2.
an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
3.
demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
4.
an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"
5.
an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim" [syn: title]
6.
a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" [syn: call]
verb
1.
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" [ant: disclaim]
2.
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" [ant: forego]
3.
ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
4.
lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" [ant: disclaim]
5.
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
Ac*claim"\, v. t. [L. acclamare; ad + clamare to cry out. See Claim, Clamor.] [R.]1. To applaud. "A glad acclaiming train." --Thomson. 2. To declare by acclamations. While the shouting crowd Acclaims thee king of traitors. --Smollett. 3. To shout; as, to acclaim my joy.
Cal"ends\, n. pl. [OE. kalendes month, calends, AS. calend month, fr. L. calendae; akin to calare to call, proclaim, Gr. ??????. CF. Claim.] The first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar. [Written also kalends.] The Greek calends, a time that will never come, as the Greeks had no calends.
Claim\ (kl[=a]m), v.?. [imp. & p. p. Claimed (kl[=a]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Claiming.] [OE. clamen, claimen, OF. clamer, fr. L. clamare to cry out, call; akin to calare to proclaim, Gr. ? to call, Skr. kal to sound, G. holen to fetch, E. hale haul.]1. To ask for, or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to demand as due. 2. To proclaim. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. To call or name. [Obs.] --Spenser. 4. To assert; to maintain. [Colloq.]
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