claim [ claim ]
Verb
not every employee is eligible to claim unfair dismissal
his supporters claimed victory in the presidential elections
If he does, tradition demands that he can claim a seat on the Treasury bench.
These must be claimed against household insurance.
a most unwelcome event claimed his attention
the attacks claimed the lives of five people
Noun
he was dogged by the claim that he had CIA links
The patent claim was filed in 1986 but Compression Labs never pursued royalties.
the court had denied their claims to asylum
It is now up to individual policy holders to pursue their own compensation claims.
they have first claim on the assets of the trust
The mining claims or other mining related interest may be affected by the action.
Claim back
The Ramblers Association can only claim tax back at the standard rate.

