claim Meaning and Definition

1. n. demand for something as rightful or due

2. n. an informal right to something

3. n. an established or recognized right

4. n. an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

5. n. an assertion that something is true or factual

6. n. a demand especially in the phrase

7. v. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

8. v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing

9. v. lay claim to; as of an idea

10. v. ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example

11. v. demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to