■ 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 truth of something.
↘(also statement of ~ ) a statement of the novel features in a patent.
2》 a demand for something considered one's due.
↘a request for compensation under the terms of an insurance policy.
3》 (also mining ~ ) a piece of land allotted to or taken by someone in order to be mined.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~ant noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~e (n.), clamer (v.), from L. clamare 'call out'.