CLAIM

I. transitive verb see: low Date: 14th century 1. to ask for especially as a right , to call for ; require , take 16b , to take as the rightful owner , 3. to assert in the face of possible contradiction ; maintain , to ~ to have , to assert to be rightfully one's own , see: demand ~able adjective II. noun Date: 14th century a demand for something due or believed to be due , 2. a right to something, an assertion open to challenge , something that is ~ed