claim

claims

Substantiv
A demand of ownership made for something (eg. claim ownership, claim victory)
  • "his claim of victory"

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gruvdrift
A demand of ownership for previously unowned land (eg. in the gold rush, oil rush)
an assertion that something is true or factual
  • "his claim that he was innocent"
  • "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
juridik
A legal demand for compensation or damages


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Verb
  • "The merchants claimed that they did not want to accept Master Cards"
  • "Rightfully/falsely/wrongly claim that..."
  • "He has revenge to claim"
  • "Costs you cannot claim from us"
geologi
  • "He claimed an area at the base of the mountain"
  • "He claims descent from the House of David"
  • "The army claimed the responsibility for the attack"
  • "You may claim an increase in your payment"
  • "A claimed growth rate of 10 per cent"
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to: "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"
  • "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
  • "The law claimed that no one could preach without permission from the pastors"

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juridik
rättighet
  • "He claims deduction for $2 in his 2004/05 tax return"
  • "He claims that when he says "I explain it as clearly as possible" he really means "She's a fun girl to kiss""
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
  • "the accident claimed three lives"
  • "The hard work took its toll on her"

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