Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) claim (an assertion of a right (as to money or property)) "his claim asked for damages"
S: (n) claim (an assertion that something is true or factual) "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
S: (n) claim (demand for something as rightful or due) "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
S: (n) claim, title (an informal right to something) "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"
S: (n) title, claim (an established or recognized right) "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim"
S: (v) claim (assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing) "He claimed that he killed the burglar"
S: (v) claim, lay claim, arrogate (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"
S: (v) claim (ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example) "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
S: (v) claim, take (lay claim to; as of an idea) "She took credit for the whole idea"
S: (v) claim, take, exact (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"