claim

claim
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noun
1 statement saying that sth is true
ADJECTIVE
▪ dubious, false, unfounded, unsubstantiated
▪ conflicting
▪

There are conflicting claims about the cause of the fire.

▪ absurd, astonishing, bold, exaggerated, extraordinary, extravagant, grandiose, outrageous, ridiculous
▪ central
▪

the central claim of the book

▪ health (= a claim that a product has health benefits) (AmE)
VERB + CLAIM
▪ make
▪

The company had made false claims about its products.

▪

I make no claim to understand modern art.

▪ hear
▪

We have heard claims like this many times before.

▪ accept, believe
▪

They accepted her claim that she had been ill-treated.

▪ challenge
▪ deny, dismiss, dispute, refute, reject
▪

Claims of a cover-up were dismissed.

▪ debunk, disprove
▪ back up, bolster, substantiate, support
▪

They were able to produce witnesses to support their claim.

▪ prove, validate, verify
▪ evaluate, investigate
CLAIM + VERB
▪ be true, stand up
PREPOSITION
▪ claim about
▪

to investigate claims about appalling prison conditions

▪ claim of
▪

Claims of corruption within the police force were denied.

PHRASES
▪ base a claim on sth
2 demand for sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ large, small
▪ excessive
▪

excessive wage claims

▪ legal, legitimate
▪ bogus, fraudulent
▪

The police are investigating fraudulent claims for fire damage.

▪ accident, compensation, damage (esp. AmE), damages (BrE), insurance, medical (esp. AmE), pay, wage (esp. BrE)
▪ discrimination, harassment, malpractice (esp. AmE)
▪ civil
▪

to file a civil claim for damages

VERB + CLAIM
▪ bring, file, lodge, make, put forward, put in, submit
▪

She brought a claim for damages against the company.

▪ drop, waive, withdraw
▪ investigate
▪ review
▪ allow, uphold
▪

His claim for compensation was upheld in court.

▪ dismiss
▪ win
▪ meet, pay, settle
▪

We will need extra funds to meet all the insurance claims.

CLAIM + VERB
▪ arise
▪

claims arising out of accidents at work

▪ fail
▪

The claim failed because the company had not been misled.

CLAIM + NOUN
▪ form
▪ claims adjuster (= sb whose job is to settle claims against an insurance company) (AmE)
▪ claims payment
PREPOSITION
▪ claim against
▪

claims against the company for breach of contract

▪ claim for
▪

a claim for compensation

▪ claim on
▪

to make a claim on your insurance policy

▪

I have many claims on my time.

3 right to have sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ good, strong
▪ competing, rival
▪

competing claims for public money

▪ prior
▪

She had a prior claim on his affections.

▪ moral
▪ land, territorial
VERB + CLAIM
▪ have
▪

He has a good claim to the land.

▪ assert, lay, press, stake
▪

Four men laid claim to leadership of the country.

▪

to stake a claim to some of the prize money

▪ establish, prove
▪

You will have to prove your claim to the property in a court of law.

▪ forfeit, relinquish, renounce, withdraw
PREPOSITION
▪ claim on
▪

His children have a claim on his estate.

▪ claim to
▪

She renounced her claim to the property.

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verb
1 say that sth is true
ADVERB
▪ justifiably, legitimately, rightfully, rightly
▪ falsely, wrongly
▪

The company had falsely claimed that its products were biodegradable.

▪ plausibly
▪ frequently, repeatedly
▪ publicly
VERB + CLAIM
▪ attempt to, try to
▪

He tried to claim that he had acted in self-defence.

2 ask for sth you think you have a right to have
ADVERB
▪ back
▪

You can claim back some of the cost of your treatment.

VERB + CLAIM
▪ be able to, be entitled to, can
▪

You might be entitled to claim compensation if you are injured at work.

▪ attempt to, try to
PREPOSITION
▪ on
▪

Can't you claim on your insurance?

Claim is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑advocate, ↑article, ↑authority, ↑counsel, ↑crash, ↑critic, ↑email, ↑expert, ↑magazine, ↑newspaper, ↑plaintiff, ↑prosecution, ↑prosecutor, ↑report, ↑researcher, ↑sceptic, ↑scientist, ↑source, ↑survey, ↑union
Claim is used with these nouns as the object: ↑allegiance, ↑allowance, ↑ancestry, ↑asylum, ↑baggage, ↑benefit, ↑championship, ↑citizenship, ↑compensation, ↑credit, ↑crown, ↑custody, ↑damage, ↑deduction, ↑descent, ↑discrimination, ↑dismissal, ↑dole, ↑exemption, ↑expense, ↑heritage, ↑immunity, ↑inheritance, ↑innocence, ↑insurance, ↑jurisdiction, ↑libel, ↑life, ↑luggage, ↑maintenance, ↑membership, ↑ownership, ↑pension, ↑political asylum, ↑precedence, ↑prize, ↑rebate, ↑refund, ↑relief, ↑responsibility, ↑reward, ↑right, ↑share, ↑social security, ↑sovereignty, ↑spoils, ↑spot, ↑success, ↑superiority, ↑support, ↑throne, ↑title, ↑victim, ↑victory, ↑win

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