When you make a claim or claim something, you're demanding it or saying it's true. People claim dependents and deductions on their taxes. In court, you could claim you deserve money from an employer who cheated you. You could claim you can juggle chainsaws.
What is a claim example?
Claims are statements about what is true or good or about what should be done or believed. Claims are potentially arguable. "A liberal arts education prepares students best" is a claim, while "I didn't like the book" is not.
What does it mean to claim a person?
1a. to say that someone's actions are the cause of something, especially in a court of law. She is claiming sexual harassment against her boss. Synonyms and related words. To make a criticism or accusation.
What is a claim in a short story?
A claim persuades, argues, convinces, proves, or provocatively suggests something to a reader who may or may not initially agree with you.