Topic: LAW
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claim2 S2 W1 [countable]
1 a statement that something is true, even though it has not been proved
truth
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money
a) an official request for money that you think you have a right to
pay/wage claim (=a request from workers for more money)
b) the sum of money you request when you make a claim :
3 a right to do something or to have something, especially because it belongs to you or because you deserve it 
the competing claims of parents and teachers
rights
the competing claims of parents and teachers have a claim on somebody's time/attention etc A woman who has given a man children will always have a claim on his love.
A woman who has given a man children will always have a claim on his love.4 to say that you have a right to own or do something, especially when other people also say they have a right to it : Tickets are on a 'first come, first served' basis, so stake your claim now.
stake your claim (for something)
Tickets are on a 'first come, first served' basis, so stake your claim now.5 a place or person's claim to fame is the reason why they are famous - often used humorously to mention something that is not very important : My main claim to fame is that I once shook Elvis's hand.
somebody's/something's claim to fame
My main claim to fame is that I once shook Elvis's hand.6SCL something such as a piece of land that contains valuable minerals
