Dictionary definition · claim
noun
- an assertion of a right (as to money or property)"his claim asked for damages"
- an assertion that something is true or factual"his claim that he was innocent"
- demand for something as rightful or due"they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
- an informal right to something"his claim on her attentions"
- an established or recognized right"a strong legal claim to the property"
- a demand
verb
- assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing"He claimed that he killed the burglar"
- demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to"He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"
- ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example"They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
- lay claim to; as of an idea"She took credit for the whole idea"
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs"the accident claimed three lives"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).