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  • 1give up claim to — index abandon (relinquish), cede, forfeit, forgo, relinquish, renounce, waive Burton s Legal Thesaurus …

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  • 2claim — 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… …

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  • 3give — [giv] vt. gave, given, giving [ME given (with g < ON gefa, to give), yeven < OE giefan, akin to Ger geben < IE base * ghabh , to grasp, take > L habere, to have: the special Gmc sense of this base results from its use as a substitute… …

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  • 4Claim — Claim, n. [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See {Claim}, v. t.] 1. A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due; an assertion of a right or fact. [1913 Webster] 2. A right to claim or… …

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  • 5Give — (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth. giban. Cf.… …

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  • 6claim back — ˌclaim ˈback [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they claim back he/she/it claims back present participle claiming back past tense …

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  • 7claim damages — ► LAW to officially request payment from someone who is responsible for an injury, loss, etc.: »A breach of warranty will give the purchaser the right to claim damages from the vendor. Main Entry: ↑claim …

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  • 8claim — ► VERB 1) state as being the case, without being able to give proof. 2) demand as one s due. 3) call for (someone s attention). 4) request (money) under the terms of an insurance policy. 5) cause the loss of (someone s life). ► NOUN 1) …

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  • 9claim — I n. 1) to enter, file, lodge, make, put forward, put in, submit; establish; press; substantiate a claim (she filed a claim for compensation) 2) to lay claim to; to stake, stake out a claim to 3) (esp. AE) to jump ( steal ) smb. s claim 4) to… …

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  • 10give up — verb 1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime (Freq. 9) you ve forfeited your right to name your successor forfeited property • Syn: ↑forfeit, ↑throw overboard, ↑waiv …

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