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1establish — es·tab·lish vt 1: to institute (as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement we the people of the United States...do ordain and establish this Constitution U.S. Constitution preamble 2: to make firm or stable 3: to bring into existence …
2Claim — Claim, n. [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See {Claim}, v. t.] 1. A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due; an assertion of a right or fact. [1913 Webster] 2. A right to claim or… …
3claim — I n. 1) to enter, file, lodge, make, put forward, put in, submit; establish; press; substantiate a claim (she filed a claim for compensation) 2) to lay claim to; to stake, stake out a claim to 3) (esp. AE) to jump ( steal ) smb. s claim 4) to… …
4claim — ▪ I. claim claim 1 [kleɪm] noun [countable] 1. COMMERCE a request or demand for money, or the amount of money asked for: • The developer made a claim against the owner for extra building costs. • There were very large claims for loss of earnings …
5claim — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 statement saying that sth is true ADJECTIVE ▪ dubious, false, unfounded, unsubstantiated ▪ conflicting ▪ There are conflicting claims about the cause of the fire …
6establish — verb 1 start/create sth ADVERB ▪ initially, originally ▪ The Internet was originally established by scientists to share information. ▪ formally ▪ The League was formally established in 1920 …
7establish — /əsˈtæblɪʃ / (say uhs tablish) verb (t) 1. to set up on a firm or permanent basis; institute; found: to establish a government; to establish a business; to establish a university. 2. to settle or install in a position, business, etc.: to… …
8establish — verb (T) 1 to start a company, organization, system, situation etc that is intended to exist or continue for a long time: My grandfather established the family business in 1938. 2 to find out facts that will prove that something is true:… …
9To lay claim to — Claim Claim, n. [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See {Claim}, v. t.] 1. A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due; an assertion of a right or fact. [1913 Webster] 2. A right to… …
10Guatemalan claim to Belizean territory — The Guatemalan claim to Belizean territory is an unresolved binational territorial dispute between the nations of Belize and Guatemala, neighbours in Central America. Belize, a former British colony with English as the official language, has been …
