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English
Etymology
From Middle English claimen < Old French claimer, clamer (“to call, name, send for”) < Latin clāmō (“to call, cry out”), connected with calō (“to call”), cognate to Ancient Greek καλέω (kaleō, “to call, convoke”).
Pronunciation
Noun
claim (plural claims)
- A demand of ownership made for something (eg. claim ownership, claim victory).
- A new statement of truth made about something, usually when the statement has yet to be verified.
- A demand of ownership for previously unowned land (eg. in the gold rush, oil rush)
- (law) A legal demand for compensation or damages.
Usage notes
- Demand ownership of land not previously owned. One usually stakes a claim.
- The legal sense. One usually makes a claim. See Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take
Verb
to claim (third-person singular simple present claims, present participle claiming, simple past and past participle claimed)
- To demand ownership of.
- To state a new fact.
- To demand ownership or right to use for land.
- (law) To demand compensation or damages through the courts.
Translations
to demand ownership of something
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Related terms
External links
- claim in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- claim in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:11:38 GMT+00:00
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Christian pilgrims alarmed by . claims. that baptism in the River Jordan could make them sick are being urgently reassured by Israeli officials that the water poses no health risk. Water quality tests published this week counter ...
