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Meaning
Noun
●
A
demand
of
ownership
made for
something.
●
The
thing
claimed.
●
The right or
ground
of demanding.
●
A new
statement
of something one
believes
to be the
truth
, usually when the
statement
has yet to be
verified
or without
valid
evidence
provided.
●
A
demand
of
ownership
for
previously
unowned
land.
●
In Law:
A
legal
demand
for
compensation
or damages.
Verb
●
To
demand
ownership
of.
●
To state a new
fact
,
typically
without
providing
evidence
to
prove
it is true.
●
To
demand
ownership
or right to use for land.
●
In Law:
To
demand
compensation
or
damages
through the courts.
●
To be
entitled
to anything; to
deduce
a right or
title
; to have a claim.
●
To cause the
loss
of.
●
To
win
as a
prize
in a
sport
or competition.
●
To proclaim.
●
To
call
or name.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
claim
English
claimen
Middle English (1100-1500)
claimer
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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Assert
Assertion
Declare
Dispute
Prove
Argue
Purport
Allegation
Statement
Assume
Pretend
Assumption
Deny
Accept
Say
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Belief
Guarantee
Conclude
Suggest
Supposition
Request
Presume
Liability
Believe
Imply
Proposition
Presumption
Postulate
Acknowledge
Offer
Lawsuit
Decision
Profess
Complaint
Contention
Appeal
Declaration
Conviction
Proposal
Cite
Insinuate
Posit
Contract
Expect
Admit
Receive
Question
Demand
Seek
Opinion
Think
Recognize
Earn
Allege
View
Affirm
State
Hope
Case
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Rhymes
Aim
Fame
Came
Dame
Game
Same
Hame
Lame
Rame
Maim
Name
Tame
Claim
Flame
Frame
Crame
Blame
Shame
Ashame
Became
Rename
Aflame
Defame
Inflame
Succame
Reclaim
Acclaim
Beldame
Exclaim
Disclaim
Proclaim
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