| noun | an assertion of a right (as to money or property) “his claim asked for damages” |
| noun | an assertion that something is true or factual “his claim that he was innocent” |
| noun | demand for something as rightful or due “they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day” |
| noun | an informal right to something “his claim on her attentions” |
| noun | an established or recognized right “a strong legal claim to the property” |
| noun | a demand especially in the phrase “the call of duty” |
| verb | assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing “He claimed that he killed the burglar” |
| verb | demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to “He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter” |
| verb | ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example “They claimed on the maximum allowable amount” |
| verb | lay claim to; as of an idea “She took credit for the whole idea” |
| verb | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs “the accident claimed three lives” |
| claim | verb | demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to |
| titulary | adjective | of or relating to a legal title to something |
| titular | adjective | of or relating to a legal title to something |
| title | verb | give a title to |
| claim | noun | an assertion that something is true or factual |
| claimant | noun | someone who claims a benefit or right or title |
| arrogator | noun | a person who through conceit makes pretentious claims to rights or advantages that he or she is not entitled to or to qualities that he or she does not possess |