Dictionary  claimPronunciation: (klām), [key] —v.t. 1. to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance. 2. to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one's right to: to claim payment for services. 3. to assert or maintain as a fact: She claimed that he was telling the truth. 4. to require as due or fitting: to claim respect. —v.i. to make or file a claim: to claim for additional compensation. —n. 1. a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right: He made unreasonable claims on the doctor's time. 2. an assertion of something as a fact: He made no claims to originality. 3. a right to claim or demand; a just title to something: His claim to the heavyweight title is disputed. 4. something that is claimed, esp. a piece of public land for which formal request is made for mining or other purposes. 5. a request or demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy, a workers' compensation law, etc.: We filed a claim for compensation from the company. 6. lay claim to, to declare oneself entitled to: I have never laid claim to being an expert in tax laws. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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