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1claim back — ˌclaim ˈback [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they claim back he/she/it claims back present participle claiming back past tense …
2Claim (patent) — Patent claims are the part of a patent or patent application that defines the scope of protection granted by the patent. The claims define, in technical terms, the extent of the protection conferred by a patent, or the protection sought in a… …
3claim */*/*/ — I UK [kleɪm] / US verb Word forms claim : present tense I/you/we/they claim he/she/it claims present participle claiming past tense claimed past participle claimed 1) a) [transitive] to say that something is true, even though there is no definite …
4claim — Properly, to claim means to demand recognition of a right. You claim something that you wish to call your own an inheritance, a lost possession, a piece of land. But increasingly it is used in the sense of assert or contend, as here: They… …
5claim back — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms claim back : present tense I/you/we/they claim back he/she/it claims back present participle claiming back past tense claimed back past participle claimed back to say that you want someone to give something,… …
6Claim club — Claim clubs, also called Actual Settlers Associations or Squatters Clubs, were a nineteenth century phenomenon in the American West. Usually operating within a confined local jurisdiction, these pseudo governmental entities sought to regulate… …
7Claim Jumper — restaurant, Fresno, California Claim Jumper is a restaurant chain headquartered in Irvine, California with 45 locations in Arizona, California, Illinois, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, Wisconsin and Oregon. Founder Craig Nickoloff opened the first …
8claim — vb *demand, exact, require Analogous words: *maintain, assert, defend, vindicate, justify: allege, *adduce, advance Antonyms: disclaim: renounce Contrasted words: disavow, disown, dis acknowledge (see affirmative verbs at ACKNOWLEDGE): reject,… …
9Claim of Right Act 1689 — Claim of Right redirects here. For other uses, see Claim of Right (disambiguation). The Claim of Right is an Act passed by the Parliament of Scotland in April 1689. It is one of the key documents of Scottish constitutional law. Contents 1… …
10claim — n [Old French, from clamer to call, claim, from Latin clamare to shout, proclaim] 1 a: a demand for something (as money) due or believed to be due; specif: a demand for a benefit (as under the workers compensation law) or contractual payment (as… …
