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claim
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[ verb ] assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
Examples "He claimed that he killed the burglar" "The guru claimed many followers Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)However , even if the latent demand for demythologization is not nearly as widespread as we are claiming , at_least among the cultured elements of the population there tends to be an almost complete indifference to the church and its traditional message of sin and grace . (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)Irenaeus does not claim pre-existence for the human soul ; therefore there is no need for him , as there is for Origen , to identify existence itself with the fall . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)This , plus the habit of many schools of simply adding interior_design to the many subjects of their home_economics department , yet , nevertheless , claiming that they teach interior_design , has contributed to the low repute of many university courses in interior_design . (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)The Russian experimenters claim that only a small fraction of the impulse from the sensors is caused by the incident momentum with the remainder being momentum of ejected material from the sensor . (Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)As early as 1858 , Le_Fort claimed an alveolar distribution of the bronchial_arteries in human_beings . |
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[ noun ] (law) an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
Examples "his claim asked for damages" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)With traditional nationalistic spirit , some Englishmen claim that English Catholicism is Catholicism at its best . (High Fidelity, 11:10...)Since the concept of high_fidelity became important some dozen years ago , the claims of technical improvements have multiplied tenfold . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)`` He made no claims to belong_to the great and mighty of this earth '' . (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)We have every obligation to take seriously their claims to being democratic and free countries ; we also have , in consequence , the duty to appraise realistically and honestly their performance and to communicate our judgments to their leaders in frank but friendly ways . Related terms |
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[ verb ] demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
Examples : "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter" "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)He is apt to rear_back and claim his rights . (Newark Evening News...)Craft_unions seek work that industrial_unions claim , such_as factory maintenance . (The Christian Science Monitor...)Southern whites themselves are realizing that they had been wrong in using violence to try to stop Negroes from claiming equal rights . (Tracts published by American Tract Society,...)What a joy to realize that we , too , can claim this promise tendered by the Lord during His earthly ministry to a group of men who were very dear to Him . (Huston Smith, "Interfaith Communication: The...)Leslie_Newbiggin reflects the dominant position within the World_Council of Churches when he says , `` We must claim absoluteness and finality for Christ and His finished work , but that very claim forbids us to claim absoluteness and finality for our understanding of_it '' . |
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[ noun ] an assertion that something is true or factual
Examples "his claim that he was innocent" "evidence contradicted the government's claims" Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)He claims that he was denied due_process_of_law in violation of the Fifth_Amendment , because ( 1 ) at a hearing before a hearing_officer of the Department_of_Justice_, he was not permitted to rebut statements attributed to him by the local board , and ( 2 ) at the trial , he was denied the right to have the hearing_officer 's report and the original report of the Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation as to his claim . He says that he was not permitted to rebut before the hearing_officer statements attributed to him by the local board , and , further , that he was denied at trial the right to have the Department_of_Justice hearing_officer 's report and the original report of the Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation as to his claim - all in violation of the Fifth_Amendment . We have concluded that petitioner 's claims are controlled by the rationale of gonzales_v._United_States , 348_U._S._407_(_1955_) , and United_States_v._Nugent , 346_U._S .1_(_1953 ) , and therefore affirm the judgment . His claim was therefore `` so highly exaggerated '' , the Department concluded , that it `` cast doubt upon his veracity and , consequently , upon his sincerity and good_faith '' . In his answer thereto , he advised the Board that he had made no such statement in 1956 , and asserted that his only claim to `` pioneering '' was in 1952 . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (law) ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
Examples "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" Used in print (Your Federal Income Tax. 1962 Edition (Revised to...)They may be claimed only by itemizing them on page 2 of Form_1040 . These deductions may_not be claimed if you elect to use the Standard Deduction or tax Table . If your child is under 19 or is a student you may also claim an exemption for him if he qualifies as your dependent , even though he earns $ 600 or more . Since he had gross income of $ 600 or more , he must file a return in which he may claim an exemption deduction of $ 600 . Since you contributed more_than half of his support , you may also claim an exemption for him on your return . Related terms |
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[ noun ] demand for something as rightful or due
Examples : "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day" Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)It can put an end to marginal claims which play havoc with your insurance rates . (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)However , it determined that neither this factor , nor `` the fact that all concerned in high executive posts in both companies acted honorably and fairly , each in the honest conviction that his actions were in the best interests of his own company and without any design to overreach anyone , including du_Pont 's competitors '' , 353_U._S._,_at_607 , outweighed the Government 's claim for relief . This claim , as submitted to the District_Court and dismissed by it , 126_F._Supp .235 , alleged violation not_only of 7 of the Clayton_Act , but also of 1 and 2 of the Sherman_Act . (Your Federal Income Tax. 1962 Edition (Revised to...)If you elect to use the Standard Deduction or the Tax Table , and later find you should have itemized your deductions , you may do so by filing an amended_return within the time prescribed for filing a claim for refund . The return for a decedent may also serve as a claim for refund of an overpayment of tax . Related terms |
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[ verb ] lay claim to; as of an idea
Synonyms Examples "She took credit for the whole idea" Used in print (Newton Stallknecht, "Ideas and Literature," in Newton S...)`` History has this in_common with every other science : that the historian is not allowed to claim any single piece of knowledge , except where he can justify his claim by exhibiting to himself in_the_first_place , and secondly to any one else who is both able and willing to follow his demonstration , the grounds upon which it is based . |
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[ noun ] an informal right to something
Synonyms Examples : "his claim on her attentions" "his title to fame" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)Seen in perspective , many_of these releases have a genuine claim to be milestones . Other innovations with better claims to musical interest survived rehearing to acquire in_time the status of classics . (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)In the second place , a large_number of writers , making a more direct claim than Frost to being `` folk_writers '' of one sort or another , clearly make no distinctions between genuine and bogus material . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (law) an established or recognized right
Synonyms Examples : "a strong legal claim to the property" "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate" "he staked his claim" Used in print (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)To encourage exploration for domestic sources of minerals , the Office_of_Minerals_Exploration ( OME ) of the U.S._Department_of_the_Interior offers financial assistance to firms and individuals who desire to explore their properties or claims for 1 or more of the 32 mineral commodities listed in the OME regulations . (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)Neither nation would give_up their claim on it , yet neither wished to make any move that might lead to a second Apocalyptic_War . Related terms |
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[ verb ] take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
Examples "the accident claimed three lives" "The hard work took its toll on her" Used in print (Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)Gradually watercolor claimed his greater affection until today it has become his major , if not exclusive , technique . Related terms |
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