state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof

the Prime Minister claimed that he was concerned about Third World debt

‘I'm entitled to be conceited,’ he claimed

not every employee is eligible to claim unfair dismissal

formally request or demand; say that one owns or has earned (something)

if no one claims the items, they will become Crown property

cause the loss of (someone's life)

the attacks claimed the lives of five people

an assertion that something is true

he was dogged by the claim that he had CIA links

a demand or request for something considered one's due

the court had denied their claims to asylum