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  • 61claim — claimable, adj. claimless, adj. /klaym/, v.t. 1. to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance. 2. to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one s… …

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  • 63One Shining Moment — For the song One Shining Moment by Diana Ross, see The Force Behind the Power. Not to be confused with One Bright Shining Moment. One Shining Moment is a song written by David Barrett about the NCAA Men s College Basketball Championship. One… …

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  • 64claim — /kleɪm/ noun 1. an act of asking for something that you feel you have a right to ♦ the union put in a 6% wage claim the union asked for a 6% increase in wages for its members 2. an act of stating that something is a fact ● Her claim that she had… …

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  • 65claim — 1. verb 1) Davies claimed that she was lying Syn: assert, declare, profess, maintain, state, hold, affirm, avow; argue, contend, allege; formal aver 2) no one claimed the items Syn …

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  • 66claim — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French claimer, clamer, from Latin clamare to cry out, shout; akin to Latin calare to call more at low Date: 14th century 1. a. to ask for especially as a right < claimed the inheritance >&#8230; …

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  • 67claim — verb 1》 assert that something is the case. 2》 demand as one s property or earnings.     ↘request (money) under the terms of an insurance policy. 3》 call for (someone s attention). 4》 cause the loss of (someone s life). noun 1》 an assertion of the …

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  • 68claim — I. v. a. Require, ask, demand, challenge, call for, lay claim to, assert as one s right. II. v. n. 1. Derive a right, obtain a title. 2. Assert a claim, put forward the claim. III. n. 1. Demand, call, requisition. 2. Right, pretension, title,&#8230; …

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  • 69claim — A demand for money or property; the assertion of a demand, or the challenge of something, as a matter of right; a demand of some matter, as of right, made by one person upon another to do or to forbear to do some act or thing, as a matter of duty …

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  • 70claim agent — noun one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement • Syn: ↑adjuster, ↑adjustor, ↑claims adjuster, ↑claims adjustor • Derivationally related forms: ↑adjust (for: ↑ …

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