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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Community energy groups and small businesses could also benefit from loans up to £50,000 and "all of these loans should pay for themselves" in the long-term, Cooper claimed.

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Anyone claiming to know for sure is either lying, trying to frighten you into giving money, or both.

From Los Angeles Times

“Bill Ackman was very upset and threats were made,” she claimed.

From Salon

The Russian embassy in the UK denied involvement in fake news and electoral interference and claimed that it was the EU that had been interfering in Moldova's election.

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Agents approached the man, who was armed and claimed he was a member of law enforcement, CBS reported.

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