claim for relief by defendant — index counterclaim Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
claim — n [Old French, from clamer to call, claim, from Latin clamare to shout, proclaim] 1 a: a demand for something (as money) due or believed to be due; specif: a demand for a benefit (as under the workers compensation law) or contractual payment (as… … Law dictionary
relief — re‧lief [rɪˈliːf] noun 1. [uncountable] when a bad situation is reduced or stops for a time: • Any sign of relief from price pressures will be welcome news for the economy. 2. money, food, clothes etc given to people who are poor or hungry: • a… … Financial and business terms
claim — ▪ I. claim claim 1 [kleɪm] noun [countable] 1. COMMERCE a request or demand for money, or the amount of money asked for: • The developer made a claim against the owner for extra building costs. • There were very large claims for loss of earnings … Financial and business terms
claim — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 statement saying that sth is true ADJECTIVE ▪ dubious, false, unfounded, unsubstantiated ▪ conflicting ▪ There are conflicting claims about the cause of the fire … Collocations dictionary
relief — noun 1 removal of anxiety/pain ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, deep, enormous, great, huge, immense, intense, overwhelming, tremendous ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Valid claim — In Law, a valid claim is a grievance that can be resolved by legal action. [ [http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/u018.htm Lectric Law Dictionary] ] [ [http://www.watertowninjury.com/tort legal glossary/tort legal glossaryv.html Scott C. Gottlied, LLC… … Wikipedia
Relief of General Douglas MacArthur — General of the Army MacArthur greets President Truman at the Wake Island Conference Contents … Wikipedia
claim — A demand for money or property; the assertion of a demand, or the challenge of something, as a matter of right; a demand of some matter, as of right, made by one person upon another to do or to forbear to do some act or thing, as a matter of duty … Ballentine's law dictionary
relief — The objective of an action, proceeding, or motion; an award of damages or a judgment, decree, or order requiring an adversary to perform as directed or to refrain from specified conduct. As defined in the Federal Administrative Procedure Act: the … Ballentine's law dictionary
