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claim

claim

818 3.3
A statement that something is true, often without proof
  • noun
  • /kleɪm/
translation icon : afirmación
  • He made a surprising claim that he could solve the puzzle in under a minute.
  • unsubstantiated claim
  • false claims
  • evidence supporting claims

So here is the claim that we have.

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Examples

  • Anything that might help corroborate Christie's claim?

  • You have to judge whether this claim is true or false.

  • So here is the claim that we have.

  • But I guess, you know, big claims require big evidence.

  • If no one makes a claim to it, I say we can forget it.

  • Now, what was his claim?

  • And do you have any facts to support that claim?

  • The problem with this claim was that it was not true.

  • Yes, it is our mission to test these claims and determine what is trickery and what may, in fact, be genuine psi phenomena.

  • The left's claim that this was the most secure election is also the foundation for the widespread censorship on social media of the so called "Big Lie."

Synonyms

assertion
vsclaim
168 4.0

A confident statement made without showing proof

comes across in a more neutral, less forceful way

Compounds

A request to a company for money after damage or loss

12 2.1

An area in an airport where arriving passengers pick up their checked bags

claim form
  • Formal
3 2.9

A document you fill in to ask for money back from an insurance company

1 4.8

A person who looks at insurance claims and helps arrange payments

claim jumper
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who moves onto someone else's land, often a mining claim, without permission

wage claim
  • Formal
1 3.4

An official request by workers for higher pay

incendiary claim
  • Literature
7.7

A statement that makes many people very angry or upset

pay claim
  • Jargon
4.4

A formal request by workers, usually through their union, for higher pay

9.9

A statement that is foolish or has no proof

How Strong

accusation
394 3.1
allegation
  • Literature
579 4.8
assertion
168 4.0
claim
818 3.3
suggestion
759 1.4

Surface Forms

claim singular
claims plural

Etymology

A claim meaning a statement comes from the same root clam- 'to call out', so a claim is simply something someone 'calls' true before it is proved.