recover a claim
1recover — 1 Recover, regain, retrieve, recoup, recruit can mean to get back something that has been let go or lost. Recover, the most comprehensive of these terms, may imply a finding or obtaining something material or immaterial that has been lost… …
2recover — [ri kuv′ər] vt. [ME recoveren < OFr recovrer < L recuperare: see RECUPERATE] 1. a) to get back (something lost or stolen) b) to regain (health, consciousness, etc.) 2. to compensate for; make up for [to recover losses] 3 …
3re|claim´er — re|claim «rih KLAYM», transitive verb. 1. to bring back to a useful, good condition: »The farmer reclaimed the swamp by draining it. Society reclaims criminals by teaching them skills. Henrietta reclaimed him from a life of vice (Macaulay).… …
4re|claim — «rih KLAYM», transitive verb. 1. to bring back to a useful, good condition: »The farmer reclaimed the swamp by draining it. Society reclaims criminals by teaching them skills. Henrietta reclaimed him from a life of vice (Macaulay). SYNONYM(S):… …
5Montauk Point land claim — Stephen Talkhouse The Montauk Point land claim was a series of three lawsuits brought by Chief Wyandank Pharaoh, nephew of the famous Stephen Talkhouse who died in the same year (1879) that the tribe lost the last remaining vestige of their… …
6superpriority claim — USA superpriority claim, Also known as superpriority. Special priority status granted by the court to a claim arising after the filing of the bankruptcy petition, allowing it to be paid ahead of all other prepetition and postpetition claims,… …
7notice of claim — A notice of claim for damages against a municipal corporation or other public body asserted for tortious injury to person or property, required by statute as a condition precedent to an action at law to recover on such claim. 38 Am J1st Mun Corp… …
8Wrongful death claim — Wrongful death is a claim in common law jurisdictions against a person who can be held liable for a death. The claim is brought in a civil action, usually by close relatives, as enumerated by statute. Under common law, a dead person cannot bring… …
9money claim — A claim to recover money as opposed to a claim for a remedy other than money (for example, for the return of an item, or for an injunction). Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …
10re-claim — (ˈ)rē+ transitive verb Etymology: re + claim 1. : to claim back : demand the return of as a right : attempt to recover possession of returned from the war and re claimed his factory job J.N.Bell 2. : to regain possession of the tall young pines… …
