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claim    Audio Help   [kleym] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.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.
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.]

claim·a·ble, adjective
claimless, adjective

1. See demand. 6. request, requisition, call.
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claim    Audio Help   (klām)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   claimed, claim·ing, claims
  1. 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.
  2. To take in a violent manner as if by right: a hurricane that claimed two lives.
  3. To state to be true, especially when open to question; assert or maintain: claimed he had won the race; a candidate claiming many supporters.
  4. To deserve or call for; require: problems that claim her attention.

n.  
  1. A demand for something as rightful or due.
  2. A basis for demanding something; a title or right.
  3. Something claimed in a formal or legal manner, especially a tract of public land staked out by a miner or homesteader.
    1. A demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy or other formal arrangement.
    2. The sum of money demanded.
  4. 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.

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claim 
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.

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claim

noun
1. 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" 

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claim1 [kleim] verb
to say that something is a fact
Example: He claims to be the best runner in the class.
Arabic: يدّعي، يَزْعُم
Chinese (Simplified): 声称
Chinese (Traditional): 聲稱
Czech: tvrdit
Danish: påstå; hævde
Dutch: beweren
Estonian: väitma
Finnish: väittää
French: prétendre
German: behaupten
Greek: ισχυρίζομαι
Hungarian: állít (vmit)
Icelandic: fullyrða
Indonesian: menyatakan
Italian: affermare
Japanese: 主張する
Korean: …을 (사실이라고) 주장하다
Latvian: pretendēt; apgalvot
Lithuanian: tvirtinti
Norwegian: påstå, hevde
Polish: twierdzić
Portuguese (Brazil): afirmar
Portuguese (Portugal): alegar
Romanian: a pretinde
Russian: утверждать
Slovak: tvrdiť
Slovenian: trditi
Spanish: afirmar
Swedish: hävda, påstå
Turkish: ileri sürmek
claim2 [kleim] verb
to demand as a right
Example: You must claim your money back if the goods are damaged.
Arabic: يُطالِب
Chinese (Simplified): 要求
Chinese (Traditional): 要求
Czech: požadovat
Danish: kræve; forlange; gøre krav på
Dutch: eisen
Estonian: nõudma
Finnish: vaatia
French: réclamer
German: fordern
Greek: απαιτώ
Hungarian: követel
Icelandic: krefjast, gera kröfu til
Indonesian: menuntut
Italian: chiedere, esigere
Japanese: 要求する
Korean: (당연한 권리로서) 요구하다
Latvian: ierosināt prasību; izteikt pretenzijas
Lithuanian: reikalauti, (pa)reikšti pretenziją, *ieškinį
Norwegian: kreve, gjøre krav på
Polish: upomnieć się o, żądać zwrotu
Portuguese (Brazil): reclamar
Portuguese (Portugal): exigir
Romanian: a cere
Russian: требовать
Slovak: požadovať
Slovenian: zahtevati
Spanish: reclamar
Swedish: kräva
Turkish: talep etmek
claim3 [kleim] verb
to state that one is the owner of
Example: Does anyone claim this book?
Arabic: يُصَرِّحُ أنه المالِك
Chinese (Simplified): 认领
Chinese (Traditional): 認領
Czech: dělat si nárok (na), hlásit se (k)
Danish: gøre krav på
Dutch: opeisen
Estonian: enda omaks väitma
Finnish: ilmoittaa omistavansa
French: revendiquer
German: beanspruchen
Greek: διεκδικώ
Hungarian: igényel
Icelandic: þykjast eiga, gera tilkall til
Indonesian: mengaku
Italian: rivendicare
Japanese: 自分のものだと言う
Korean: (권리·소유를) 주장하다
Latvian: būt tiesībām uz; pretendēt
Lithuanian: laikyti savu, pretenduoti
Norwegian: gjøre krav på, påberope seg
Polish: przyznawać się (do)
Portuguese (Brazil): reivindicar
Portuguese (Portugal): reclamar
Romanian: a revendica
Russian: претендовать
Slovak: hlásiť sa (k)
Slovenian: lastiti si
Spanish: reclamar
Swedish: göra anspråk på
Turkish: sahibi olduğunu iddia etmek
claim1 [kleim] noun
a statement (that something is a fact)
Example: Her claim that she was the millionaire's daughter was disproved.
Arabic: إدِّعاء
Chinese (Simplified): 宣称
Chinese (Traditional): 宣稱
Czech: tvrzení, prohlášení
Danish: påstand
Dutch: bewering
Estonian: väide
Finnish: väite
French: affirmation
German: die Behauptung
Greek: ισχυρισμός
Hungarian: állítás
Icelandic: fullyrðing, staðhæfing
Indonesian: pengakuan
Italian: affermazione
Japanese: 主張
Korean: (사실이라는) 주장
Latvian: apgalvojums
Lithuanian: tvirtinimas
Norwegian: påstand
Polish: stwierdzenie
Portuguese (Brazil): afirmação
Portuguese (Portugal): pretensão
Romanian: afirmaţie
Russian: утверждение
Slovak: tvrdenie
Slovenian: trditev
Spanish: afirmación
Swedish: påstående
Turkish: iddia
claim2 [kleim] noun
(a demand for) a payment of compensation etc
Example: a claim for damages against her employer
Arabic: مُطالَبَه بِدَفْعِ تَعْويض عن الضَّرَر
Chinese (Simplified): 索赔
Chinese (Traditional): 索賠
Czech: reklamace
Danish: krav
Dutch: vordering
Estonian: kahjutasu(nõue)
Finnish: korvausvaatimus
French: réclamation
German: die (Zahlungs-)Forderung
Greek: αξίωση, απαίτηση
Hungarian: követelés
Icelandic: krafa
Indonesian: tuntutan
Italian: reclamo, domanda
Japanese: 請求
Korean: (보험·배상 등의) 지불 요구, 배상금
Latvian: prasība; pretenzijas
Lithuanian: reikalavimas, pretenzijos, ieškinys
Norwegian: krav, fordring, forlangende
Polish: żądanie
Portuguese (Brazil): reclamação
Portuguese (Portugal): reclamação
Romanian: revendicare, pretenţie
Russian: иск о возмещении убытков
Slovak: reklamácia
Slovenian: zahteva
Spanish: reclamación
Swedish: krav
Turkish: talep
claim3 [kleim] noun
a demand for something which (one says) one owns or has a right to
Example: a rightful claim to the money
Arabic: مُطالَبَةٌ بِمُلْكِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified): 要求权
Chinese (Traditional): 要求權
Czech: nárok
Danish: krav
Dutch: aanspraak
Estonian: nõue
Finnish: vaade, vaatimus
French: revendication
German: der Anspruch
Greek: διεκδίκηση
Hungarian: igény
Icelandic: gera tilkall til
Indonesian: tuntutan
Italian: rivendicazione
Japanese: 要求
Korean: (당연한 권리로서의) 요구, 청구
Latvian: tiesības; pretenzijas
Lithuanian: reikalavimas, reiškimas pretenzijų
Norwegian: krav, det en gjør krav på
Polish: roszczenie
Portuguese (Brazil): reivindicação
Portuguese (Portugal): reivindicação
Romanian: revendicaţie
Russian: требование
Slovak: nárok
Slovenian: terjatev
Spanish: reivindicación
Swedish: fordran, anspråk
Turkish: hak iddia etme
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Main Entry: claim
Function: noun
Etymology: Old French, from clamer to call, claim, from Latin clamare to shout, proclaim
1 a : a demand for something (as money) due or believed to be due; specifically : a demand for a benefit (as under the workers' compensation law) or contractual payment (as under an insurance policy) b : a paper embodying such a demand <filing a claim with the court>
2 : a title to something (as a debt or privilege) in the possession of another <assigned her claim to the proceeds>
3 a : a right to seek a judicial remedy arising from a wrong or injury suffered <a plaintiff who has been injured in an accident has…one claim for a broken arm, another for a ruptured spleen, and so forth —J. H. Friedenthal et al.>; also : the formal assertion of such a right <bringing a claim in the district court> b : CAUSE OF ACTION 1 <a plaintiff stated a claim against a seller of applesauce when she alleged that her children…ate the applesauce…and were then so discomforted that they had to have their stomachs pumped —J. J. White and Railroad S. Summers> —see also RES JUDICATA
NOTE: A cause of action may encompass more than one claim as the term is used in sense 3a. Claim is often used to mean cause of action, however, esp. in modern federal practice. c : a right to payment or to an equitable remedy as set forth in the Bankruptcy Code —see also PROOF OF CLAIM
4 : a formal assertion made by an applicant for a patent of the novelty and patentability of an invention with a description of the invention and its purpose —claim transitive verb

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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.
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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.
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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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Claim\, v. i. To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.

We must know how the first ruler, from whom any one claims, came by his authority. --Locke.
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Claim\, n. [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See Claim, v. t.]

1. A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due; an assertion of a right or fact.

2. A right to claim or demand something; a title to any debt, privilege, or other thing in possession of another; also, a title to anything which another should give or concede to, or confer on, the claimant. "A bar to all claims upon land." --Hallam.

3. The thing claimed or demanded; that (as land) to which any one intends to establish a right; as a settler's claim; a miner's claim. [U.S. & Australia]

4. A loud call. [Obs.] --Spenser

To lay claim to, to demand as a right. "Doth he lay claim to thine inheritance?" --Shak.
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Claim\, n. [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See Claim, v. t.]

1. A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due; an assertion of a right or fact.

2. A right to claim or demand something; a title to any debt, privilege, or other thing in possession of another; also, a title to anything which another should give or concede to, or confer on, the claimant. "A bar to all claims upon land." --Hallam.

3. The thing claimed or demanded; that (as land) to which any one intends to establish a right; as a settler's claim; a miner's claim. [U.S. & Australia]

4. A loud call. [Obs.] --Spenser

To lay claim to, to demand as a right. "Doth he lay claim to thine inheritance?" --Shak.
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Clam"or\, n. [OF. clamour, clamur, F. clameur, fr. L. clamor, fr. clamare to cry out. See Claim.]

1. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation. --Shak.

2. Any loud and continued noise. --Addison.

3. A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry. --Macaulay.

Syn: Outcry; exclamation; noise; uproar.
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De*claim"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Declaimed; p. pr. & vb. n. Declaiming.] [L. declamare; de- + clamare to cry out: cf. F. d['e]clamer. See Claim.]

1. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; to harangue; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking; as, the students declaim twice a week.

2. To speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.

Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the repeal of the stamp act. --Bancroft.
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Haul\ (h[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hauled (h[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Hauling.] [OE. halen, halien, F. haler, of German or Scand. origin; akin to AS. geholian to acquire, get, D. halen to fetch, pull, draw, OHG. hol[=o]n, hal[=o]n, G. holen, Dan. hale to haul, Sw. hala, and to L. calare to call, summon, Gr. kalei^n to call. Cf. Hale, v. t., Claim. Class, Council, Ecclesiastic.]

1. To pull or draw with force; to drag.

Some dance, some haul the rope. --Denham.

Thither they bent, and hauled their ships to land. --Pope.

Romp-loving miss Is hauled about in gallantry robust. --Thomson.

2. To transport by drawing, as with horses or oxen; as, to haul logs to a sawmill.

When I was seven or eight years of age, I began hauling all the wood used in the house and shops. --U. S. Grant.

To haul over the coals. See under Coal.

To haul the wind (Naut.), to turn the head of the ship nearer to the point from which the wind blows.
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In`cla*ma"tion\, n. [L. inclamatio. See 1st In-, and Claim.] Exclamation. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Jump\, v. t. 1. To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.

2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.

3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.]

To jump a body with a dangerous physic. -- Shak.

4. (Smithwork) (a) To join by a butt weld. (b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.

5. (Quarrying) To bore with a jumper.

To jump a claim, to enter upon and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation. [Western U. S. & Australia] See Claim, n., 3.

To jump one's bail, to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds. [Slang, U. S.]
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Pro*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proclaimed; p. pr. & vb. n. Proclaiming.] [OE. proclamen, L. proclamare; pro before, forward + clamare to call or cry out: cf. F. proclamer. See Claim.]

1. To make known by public announcement; to give wide publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to declare; as, to proclaim war or peace.

To proclaim liberty to the captives. --Isa. lxi. 1.

For the apparel oft proclaims the man. --Shak.

Throughout the host proclaim A solemn council forthwith to be held. --Milton.

2. To outlaw by public proclamation.

I heard myself proclaimed. --Shak.

Syn: To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See Announce.
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