claim

Definition for claim

noun as in property, right demanded or reserved

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allegation, application, assertion, call, case, demand, interest, petition, plea, request, requirement, suit

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affirmation, birthright, counterclaim, declaration, dibs, due, entreaty, lien, part, postulation, prerogative, pretense, pretension, privilege, profession, protestation, reclamation, requisition, title, ultimatum

verb as in demand, maintain property or right

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allege, ask, assert, believe, call for, challenge, collect, declare, defend, hold, insist, need, take

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adduce, advance, exact, hit, justify, knock, postulate, pretend, profess, pronounce, require, requisition, solicit, uphold, vindicate

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have dibs on something, hit up, hold out for, lay claim to, pick up, pop the question, stake out

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“All my business associates are generals,” Makled said, claiming to have 40 generals on his payroll, in correspondence with an associate seen by The Wall Street Journal.

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