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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However, at least one worker claimed in a lawsuit filed Friday that he was injured in the fire, though the suit did not include specifics.

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PPE Medpro's spokesperson claimed that the company itself did not undertake the technical work of liaising with manufacturers in China, including quality control and sterility assurance levels.

From BBC

For Diego, it’s the promise that Cin will share his writing with his favorite author, for whom she claims to work.

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Outrage spread quickly through the Hall of Administration Thursday as supervisors began to question the validity of some of the claims the government was poised to pay out.

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Italy's Interior Ministry says up to 400,000 protesters came out in total in 29 locations; trade unions claim the number was four times that.

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