To demand or assert as a right. Facts that combine to give rise to a legally enforceable right or judicial action. Demand for relief.
A claim is something that one party owes another. Someone may make a legal claim for money, or property, or for Social Security benefits.
A claim also means an interest in, as in a possessory claim, or right to possession, or a claim of title to land.>>
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/claim
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