What does claim mean?

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[n] an assertion of a right (as to money or property)(his claim asked for damages)[v] assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing(He claimed that he killed the burglar)[n] an assertion that something is true or factual(his claim that he was innocent evidence contradicted the go

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claim - The Free Dictionary

[n] an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
(his claim asked for damages)

[v] assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
(He claimed that he killed the burglar)

[n] an assertion that something is true or factual
(his claim that he was innocent evidence contradicted the government's claims)

[v] 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)

[n] demand for something as rightful or due
(they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day)

[v] ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
(They claimed on the maximum allowable amount)

[n] an informal right to something
(his claim on her attentions his title to fame)

[v] lay claim to; as of an idea
(She took credit for the whole idea)

[n] 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)

[v] 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)

[n] a demand especially in the phrase
(the call of duty)

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