Definitions
1.nounA demand of ownership made for something."a claim of ownership"
2.nounThe thing claimed.
3.nounThe right or ground of demanding."You don't have any claim on my time, since I'm no longer your employee."
4.nounA new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided."The company's share price dropped amid claims of accounting fraud."
5.nounA demand of ownership for previously unowned land."Miners had to stake their claims during the gold rush."
6.nounA legal demand for compensation or damages.
7.verbTo demand ownership of.
8.verbTo state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.
9.verbTo demand ownership or right to use for land.
10.verbTo demand compensation or damages through the courts.
11.verbTo be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.
12.verbTo cause the loss of, usually by violent means."A fire claimed two homes."
13.verbTo proclaim.
14.verbTo call or name.