Claim synonyms

allegation

(Law) An assertion that someone has engaged in an unlawful act.

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demand

An urgent requirement or claim

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disclaim (antonym)

To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.

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preoccupancy

Prior occupancy

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profess

(Now rare) To claim to have knowledge or understanding of (a given area of interest, subject matter). [from 16th c.]

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aver

(Law) To prove or justify a plea.

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disclaimer (antonym)

A disclaiming; denial or renunciation, as of a claim, title, etc.

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forfeit (antonym)

To lose or give up (something) on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement:

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owned (related)

Simple past tense and past participle of own

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attack (related)

To start work on with purpose and vigor:

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feodum

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frankalmoign

Tenure in return for religious duty or service

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socage

(Obsolete) In the Middle Ages, a system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord.

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tenantry

Tenants considered as a group.

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underlease

(Law) A lease granted by a tenant or lessee; a sublease.

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lay claim to

To assert a claim to

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demand as a right

To assert a claim to

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lay-claim

To say that something belongs to oneself.

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burgage

A former system of land or property tenure in towns, specif., in England, from an overlord for a yearly rental and, in Scotland, from the crown for watching and warding

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part (related)

A role:

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renounce (antonym)

To decide or declare that one will no longer engage in (a practice) or use (something):

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arrogate

To ascribe on behalf of another in an unwarranted manner:

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denial (antonym)

Denial is defined as refusing to accept or believe something, or a statement to contradict someone or something else.

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question (antonym)

To ask questions.

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abandon (antonym)

To give up (something) completely or forever

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petition

To address a petition to; ask formally or earnestly

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require (related)

To be in need of; need

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pretension

The unwarranted assumption that one is deserving of merit, or behavior indicative of such an assumption; pretentiousness:

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requisition

A necessity; a requirement.

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right

A legal or moral entitlement.

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title

A right to ownership, esp. of real estate

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allege

To assert to be true; affirm:

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case

(Slang) To examine carefully, as in planning a crime:

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challenge

An objection, exception, or other formal questioning of the capability or legal qualifications of a person, the existence of a right, or the legality of an action or thing. An objection by a party or a lawyer to a potential juror or jury panel and his or her request that a judge disqualify the individual or the panel from hearing that party’s cause or trial. To call into question.

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declare

To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.

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exact

To inflict (vengeance or punishment, for example).

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maintain

To keep up or carry on; continue:

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postulate

To assume without proof to be true, real, or necessary, esp. as a basis for argument

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pretend

To pretend is defined as to claim, to make believe or imitate.

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pretense

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vindicate

To punish

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affirm

To make a solemn promise. See also oath.

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assert

To assert is defined as to make a statement with full confidence of its truth and factuality.

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asseverate

To declare earnestly, seriously, or positively; to affirm.

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avouch

To corroborate or confirm; vouch for:

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avow

(Law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.

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call for

To necessitate, demand.

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call

Demand:

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dibs

(Slang) A claim to a share of, or rights in, something wanted

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assertion

The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.

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declaration

(Law) A formal statement initiating a lawsuit by specifying the facts and legal grounds for the relief sought; a complaint or petition.

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request (related)

Request means to ask for something.

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take

(Intransitive) To habituate to or gain competency at a task.

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contend (related)

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no-claim (related)

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argue (related)

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compensation (related)

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claimant (related)

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accusation (related)

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appeal (related)

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deny (related)

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profession

An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training.

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entreaty

The definition of an entreaty is an earnest request.

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suit

The definition of a suit is a complete outfit or a set of clothes meant to be worn together.

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ultimatum

The definition of an ultimatum is a demand which, if not met, will end a relationship or otherwise result in some serious consequence.

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requirement

The act or an instance of requiring

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application

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

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postulation

(Logic) Something self-evident that can be assumed as the basis of an argument

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protestation

A formal solemn objection or other declaration

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plea

An earnest request; an appeal:

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counterclaim

The definition of a counterclaim is a claim made to rebut accusations against you.

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interest

Ownership of, or other right in, property.

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stake

A share or interest, as in property, a person, or a business venture

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stake out a claim

To assert a claim to

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claim as one's due

To assert a claim to

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command

To deserve and receive as due; exact:

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insist upon

To assert a claim to

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pretend to

To assert a claim to

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assert one's right to

To assert a claim to

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make a stand

To assert a claim to

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call upon one for

To assert a claim to

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ask-for

To request

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deserve

To be worthy

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have dibs on

To assert a claim to

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insist

To insist is to demand something without wavering, to continue on a course no matter what the objections are or to make a statement and continue to assert its truth.

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renunciation (antonym)

A written statement or declaration of this

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repudiation (antonym)

The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.

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contention (related)

A statement or point that one argues for as true or valid

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alleged

So declared, but without proof or legal conviction

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assertive

Characterized by assertion; persistently, forcefully, or boldly positive or confident

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claimed

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arrogation

The unjust assumption of rights or privilege.

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premise

(Logic) Any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced.

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(colloq.) assert

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acclaim

To acknowledge or declare with enthusiastic approval:

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appropriate

To take to oneself in exclusion of others; to claim or use as by an exclusive right.

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ask

To put a question to:

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birthright

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charge

To record as a debt against a person's name or account

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elicit

To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.

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invalidate

To make invalid; deprive of legal force

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mine

To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.

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name

To give a name or title to; entitle; style

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ownership

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predicate

To suppose, assume; to infer.

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privilege

To privilege means to give someone a special favor.

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proclaim

To indicate conspicuously; make plain:

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property

(Obsolete) To invest with properties, or qualities.

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purport

To have or present the often false appearance of being or intending; claim or profess:

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repudiate

To refuse to acknowledge or pay (a debt or obligation)

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supersede

Displace in favour of another.

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underlie

Underlie is defined as to be under, or be the grounds for something.

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hold

To grasp or grip.

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say

To state positively, with assurance, or as an opinion

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state

To declare to be a fact.

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insist on

To ask for urgently or insistently

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cry

A desperate or urgent request.

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exaction

Excessive or unjust demand; extortion.

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portion

The part of experience supposedly allotted to a person by fate; one's lot; destiny

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affirmation

A voluntary and written ex parte statement of facts. It is sometimes required that the document be signed and the truth of its content be affirmed by the declarant in the presence of a notary public or another officer authorized to administer oaths. See also oath, affirm, and affidavit.

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asseveration

An earnest affirmation or declaration of support.

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averment

Verification; establishment by evidence.

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statement

A declaration or remark.

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have-it

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cry-out-for

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give (related)

To communicate, convey, or offer for conveyance:

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usucapion

The acquisition of right or title to an object by means of the passage of time. The legal analog of usucapion in both English Common Law and Code law is "adverse possession."

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villeinhold

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deduction (related)

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lien

(Biblical, archaic) Alternative form of lain.

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pretence

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seisin

Ownership of land; used in early British law, because ownership of the land belonged to the sovereign. It referred to the person in possession of a freehold estate. See also covenant.

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