n.
1.an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
2.an assertion that something is true or factual
3.demand for something as rightful or due
4.an informal right to something
5.an established or recognized right
6.a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" claim v.
1.assert or affirm strongly
2.demand as being one's due or property
3.ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
4.lay claim to
5.take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
Idiom of the Day
proof is in the pudding/proof of the pudding is in the eating
you can only find out if an idea or plan is good by seeing what the results of trying it will be
The proof is in the pudding and if our plan is good then many people will support it. If it is not good then people will not support it.