claim implies a demand for the delivery or concession of something due as one's own or one's right.

1. to demand as being due or as one's property; assert one's title or right to: he claimed the record. 2. (takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to assert as a fact; maintain against denial: he claimed to be …

CLAIM definition: 1. to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might…. Learn more.

1. A legal assertion; a legal demand; Taken by a person wanting compensation, payment, or reimbursement for a loss under a contract, or an injury due to negligence. 2. Amount a claimant …

Claim definition: To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due.

CLAIM definition: to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due. See examples of claim used in a sentence.

Definition of claim verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you have a claim on someone or their attention, you have the right to demand things from them or to demand their attention.

A claim is when you express your right to something that belongs to you, like your medical records or the deed to your home. When you make a claim or claim something, you're demanding it or saying it’s true.

To lay claim to (something) is to say that it belongs to you or that you have a right to it. She laid claim to the ring. Call when your plane gets in and I'll meet you at (the) baggage claim. His claim to fame is …