claim

claim (http://definr.com/claim)

     n 1: an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his
          claim asked for damages"
     2: an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim
        that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the
        government's claims"
     3: demand for something as rightful or due: "they struck in
        support of their claim for a shorter work day"
     4: an informal right to something: "his claim on her
        attentions"; "his title to fame" [syn: title]
     5: 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" [syn: title]
     6: a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" [syn: call]
     v 1: assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He
          claimed that he killed the burglar"; "The guru claimed
          many followers [ant: disclaim]
     2: 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" [syn: lay claim, arrogate]
        [ant: forfeit]
     3: ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for
        example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
     4: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole
        idea" [syn: take] [ant: disclaim]
     5: 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" [syn: take, exact]