claims

Noun

• an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
• an assertion that something is true or factual
  • "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
• demand for something as rightful or due
• an informal right to something
• an established or recognized right
• a demand especially in the phrase
• plural of claim

Verb

• assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
• demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
  • "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
• ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
• lay claim to; as of an idea
• take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
• third-person singular simple present indicative of claim

Synonyms

arrogate, call, claim, exact, lay claim, take, title

Antonyms

disclaim, forfeit