claim
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6.7
- noun
- /kleɪm/
- Specialized
:
atributo
- The digital identity system requires a claim of each user's email address for verification purposes.
- identity claims
- claim type
Examples
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After she updated her profile, she noticed a new claim added about her current job title.
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I just need time to process the claim.
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Max has some problems with our analysis of the claim file, and we're soon lost in paperwork.
Fiction book (1995) -
Point is, if you are submitting an injury claim with Morgan and Morgan, it is so easy.
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All of these claims have now succeeded, albeit only after long and tortuous litigation.
Academic text (2017) -
The MEDPAR file contained claims for all admissions to Medicare-certified inpatient hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.
Academic text (2012) -
The police report included a claim about the suspect's whereabouts on the night of the crime.
Synonyms
1
7.2
A secure message from a login service that says who a user is to allow access
Compounds
- Archaic
1
9.9
A person who moves onto someone else's land, often a mining claim, without permission
Surface Forms
Etymology
In digital systems a claim is a short piece of information about a user, and this modern use grows from the old root clam- 'to call out' — a claim is simply something you 'call' about yourself, like your name or your role.