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Word: Claim
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: from Old French claime (noun), clamer (verb), from Latin clamare ‘call out’
kleɪm
state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof
Short Definition:state or assert
Examples:- the Prime Minister claimed that he was concerned about Third World debt
- ‘I'm entitled to be conceited,’ he claimed
- not every employee is eligible to claim unfair dismissal
formally request or demand; say that one owns or has earned (something)
Short Definition:formally request or demand
Examples:- if no one claims the items, they will become Crown property
cause the loss of (someone's life)
Short Definition:cause loss of life
Examples:- the attacks claimed the lives of five people
Word: Claim
Speech Type: Noun
kleɪm
an assertion that something is true
Short Definition:assertion
Examples:- he was dogged by the claim that he had CIA links
a demand or request for something considered one's due
Short Definition:demand or request for one's due
Examples:- the court had denied their claims to asylum
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